OSHA rule change - here's direct link for leaving comments

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Several on another site I visit have expressed trouble in leaving comments at OSHA on these absurd new rules on powder/primers/ammo.

Here's a backdoor link to the comment page:

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=OSHA-2007-0032

Click on the top "comment" icon on right side of page, this brings up form
for submitting comments.

Comments seem to be lagging posting by a day. As of yesterday there were only 17 comments posted. They should be getting thousands of comments on this!

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In addition to contacting OSHA, contact your senators and representative. OSHA needs to feel the heat.
 
Here is my comment:

This new rule is silly. there have been no deaths injuries or fires caused by the
old rules. Why not spend your time on something that makes a difference, like
requiring that public employees like Governor Corzine of NJ wear seatbelts
while on official business, or requiring that police officers take public safety into
account before they drive over 100 mph on a public road.

Clearly this is nothing more than a backdoor attempt to ban reloading by law
abiding citizens, and circumvernt the second ammendment by making reloading
components and ammunition unavailible or prohibitively expensive.

Do you have similar rules for aerosol hairspray? How about paint thinner sold in
hardware stores? Do you know that they sell gasoline to any schmuk that comes
along, imagine the potential for disaster at any public gas station.
Primers and powder are not volatile like the above examples and are not
dangerous compared to other hazzards.

Please reconsider this rule.
 
My comment:

I am very concerned that you are planning to define components for reloading common firearms ammunition and the ammunition itself as explosives under your proposed safety regulations. Does this mean that I, as a police officer, will have to comply with OSHA safety regulations every time I go on duty? Are my weapons and ammunitions subject to safety inspection by OSHA inspectors? Is this an unfunded mandate? Will my department have to mark all its vehicles in accordance with DOT regulations (our squad cars are vehicles "consistent with the DOT definition of motor vehicle at 49 CFR 171.8")?

I also reload recreationally for my personal use at home. Must I allow OSHA to inspect my private property for compliance with this regulation? Do I have to comply with OSHA regulations concerning my behavior and conduct inside my home?

This regulation goes too far and impinges on otherwise safe and lawful activities enjoyed by the public at large as well as imposing unfunded mandates on state and local agencies.
 
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