Proposed OSHA Regulation Threatens Firearm and Ammunition Industry

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Boomn4x4:
"Scam"??? Ok, I'll admint.. that is a bit harsh. But I have read a majority of the proposal (which can be found in huntwa's post or here http://www.nssf.org/share/PDF/FedReg041307.pdf

Page 47 is an overhead view of the proposal. To get an understand you really need to read the doc.

Quickly, if you read the Summary on page 2 you will see what the intent of the proposed rule is.

"The proposal updates and clarifies the regulatory language, addresses regulatory inconsistencies between OSHA and other Federal agencies, incorporates updated consensus standards, and provides the regulated community with greater compliance flexibility"

This proposal simply updates current regulation, furter defines regulation, and gives the authority more fleixbility in regards to compliance.

The proposal that is being evlauated has been in effect since 1971. It was the firearms industry themselves, that requested the review of regulation.

"On July 29, 2002, OSHA received a
petition (the Petition) from the Institute
of Makers of Explosives (IME) and the
Sporting Arms and Ammunition
Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) to
revise the standard." - page 3

The request made by the IME and the SAAMI is as follows:
"Exclude the manufacture of
explosives from the PSM requirements
of § 1910.119 and incorporate revised
PSM requirements for the manufacture
of explosives into § 1910.109;
• Replace references to outdated DOT
explosives classifications with the
current DOT classification system;
• Eliminate the provisions in
§ 1910.109 covering the storage of
explosives and the construction of
magazines because they are regulated by
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives (ATF);
• Eliminate provisions in § 1910.109
applicable to the transportation of
explosives on public highways because
such transportation is regulated by DOT;
• Update provisions for guarding
against accidental initiation by sources
of extraneous electricity;
• Include provisions governing the
intra-plant transportation of explosives;
• Include provisions for the use of
nonelectric detonation systems;
• Revise provisions regarding the
crimping of detonators to safety fuse;
• Update provisions for clearing the
blasting area of unauthorized personnel;
and
• Update the provisions for the
design of bulk delivery and mixing
vehicles and of mixing equipment."

The whole point is that this is nothing new... Its just being redefined.... I'm sure after reading the document you will feel the same.

Boomn4x4:
I forgot... As far as Evacuating Wal-Mart... this simply isn't true.... The regulation merely says that people must be evacuated to a safe area (it does not say the entire facility must be evacutated) so should there be an explosion, they would not be injured (ie...stay out of that isle). On top of that, this regulation was put into effect back in 1971... It is not new to this proposal. This proposal only adds " .. and to cease the operations and manufacturing of" explosives during an electrical storm. The proposal also acknowledges that this practice is already an industrial standard.

The author also says that these regulations would cause $100 million... How many millions boxes of ammo are sold each year? Even if it did cost $100 million to update facilites and make regulatory changes... that cost spread across the millions (if not billions) of boxes of ammo that are sold, would be no more than a few pennies.

I shouldn't have said this is a "Scam" those were harsh words... And I'm also not saying that you would be wrong to sign it. I'm simply saying that this whole this has been blown out of proportion.

My whole point is:
1. It was the ammunition industry that requested the review to update standards to make for a safer workplace.

2. These regualations are already in effect... they are just updating them to include new standars and technology.

Michelle_Nelson:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=3145

This was E-mailed to me and I thought I would share!

Choclab:
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=854.0

lol

Ray:
I merged all three topics into one....

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