Pyrotechnics Guild International

PGI Golf Cart and Gator Policy

To the ensure the safety of all members and guests, the board has adopted a policy that limits the use of motorized vehicles including golf carts, “gators”, motorcycles, mopeds, etc. Other than approved Convention staff, only persons who require a cart for medical reasons will be allowed to operate motorized vehicles within the perimeter of the Convention site, not including parking areas, excepting your personal cars, where that vehicular traffic is allowed. The site affords you the opportunity to use your cars to travel between the vending areas and a few other limited areas: up, down, and over the hill, to manufacturing areas, during permitted hours, etc. Please be responsible in adhering to these restrictions.

In order for a person to receive permission to use a golf cart for medical reasons, a member will be required to follow the procedure outlined below:

1) The member must have a handicapped license/permit/identification issued by the state or province in which they reside.

2) The member will need to submit a copy of their valid PGI membership card and a copy of the license/permit/identification in order to be approved.

3) All requests for golf cart use must be submitted to the Fire/Medical Chairman by July 23, 2011 to ensure adequate time to process the request. Only emergency requests for golf cart use will be considered at the Convention, final determination of need will be made by the Fire/Medical Chairman in consultation with PGI physicians. Lack of preparation does not constitute an emergency.

4) After registering at Convention, the member will be need to meet with the Fire/Medical Chairman at the Fire/Medical Headquarters (White Shipping Container/Mobile Office) to receive a cart identification tag and be provided with the information on how to rent a cart. Renting a cart will be your responsibility entirely. PGI will neither obtain nor rent carts for handicapped members. Meeting times will be posted at the registration area.

5) The cart identification tag must be placed upon the rental cart once it is picked up by the member.

6) The member to whom the cart identification tag was issued to must be in the cart at all times it is in use. Convention ID cards will be uniquely marked to indicate a person who is entitled to medical cart use.

7) If a cart is observed and used without the appropriate member in the cart, Security or Fire/Medical will have the cart brought to the Fire/Medical trailer. The cart will only be released to the member who is permitted to use it. If unapproved use of the cart occurs a second time, the member may forfeit the privilege of the using the cart for the remainder of the Convention, at the discretion of the Board as advised by the Chairman of Fire-Medical.

Requests for medical cart use should be sent to:

Josh Lazarus
Fire/Medical Chair
1018 Old Bergen Blvd.
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

The request can also be faxed to 201-224-7931 or e-mailed to .