Look, folks this is what i have been doingsince 1959. Ammunition and explosive ordnance disposal is what i do for a living. i stated on the thread at politics that i would not talk to this any more. Well, it needs talked to. There is too much mis-information out there about this proposed regulation.

It appears that very few folks are capable of reading and interpreting stuff for themselves.Every one is ready to jump on something that some one else who never even read the regulation said about it. This is the case here. The NRA-ILA rep who is driving this thing has never read the darned proposed regulation. i told the dumb bunny thatOSHA is not going to even try to regulate the transportation of small arms ammo or re-loading components and quoted him the paragraph. This is from the proposed OSHA regulation-exactly. Please note that SAAMI asked for most of these changes. Not sure whether they also asked for the regulation of retail sales.

1. SAAMI and IME wrote a 47 page document asking for changes to the regulation.

2. SAAMI and IME proposed the regulatory language. Please note that SAAMI requested that the regulation address "extraneous sources of electricity", this is where the thunderstorm stuff comes from.

3. This proposed regulation went out for comments on 13 April of 07. No one paid any attention to the document until less than two weeks ago, then SAAMI and the NRA claimed the sky was suddenly falling.

4. The only thing to be concerned about is the proposed regulation of retail sales. Most retailers in large cities already abide by most of this stuff now because they are required to abide by NFPA 495 fire code stuff as well as local fire code. Many retailers have no powder on display.

This is verbatim from the OSHA document.

"THE PETITION"

"The Petition requested OSHA to make
a number of changes to the standard,
including the following, and provided
draft regulatory language:
• 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• Replace references to outdated DOT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.
In response to the Petition, OSHA
carefully reviewed the requirements of
the current standard and other related
OSHA standards. It analyzed the
recommendations as well as the draft
regulatory language provided in the
Petition. OSHA also examined the
regulations of other federal agencies
relating to explosives and consulted
with interested parties about the need to
revise the standard. Apart from IME and
SAAMI, these interested parties
included the International Society of
Explosives Engineers (ISEE), the
American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA), the United Steel Workers of
America (USWA), and the Paper, Allied-
Industrial, Chemical and Energy
Workers International (PACE). In
addition, OSHA consulted with other
Federal agencies about their explosives
regulations and procedures. These
Federal agencies included the DOT,
ATF, the Interagency Committee on
Explosives (ICE), the Department of
Defense Explosives Safety Board
(DDESB), the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), and the Mine
Safety and Health Administration.
Based upon its review of the Petition
and the standard, OSHA has concluded
that the following actions are
appropriate. These actions are discussed
in greater detail in the summary and
explanation section of the proposed rule
(see section III).
A. Update the Standard
Workplace hazards associated with
explosives activities pose significant
risks to employees. OSHA has
determined that the existing standard
needs to be updated to adequately
protect employees from these risks."

SAAMI asked that the reg be updated and changed. Now they are whining that the sky is falling. Rich Patterson, the SAAMI guy at the NSSF refused to talk with meon this issue.