"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.pdfPage 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• Replace references to outdated DOT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.