Change in OSHA Safety Standards Reoloading

[street cruiser]

Here's a heads up for you reloaders and people who store ammo or who like to just have ammo for their gun. OSHA wants to change the way materials for reloading ammo and ammo are classified. Here's the quote,"Mike Schiano brought this proposed change to OSHA standards to my
attention. I looked it up on the Government Regulations website
(http://www.regulations.gov). It's OSHA document OSHA-2007-0032-0001,
and comments are due by 12 July. It's been posted since April.

What it does is lump ammunition, powder, and primers together with all
high explosives and mandates handling/shipping in the same way. Here's
the operative section:

"Explosive means any device, or liquid or solid chemical compound or
mixture, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by
explosion.
"(i) The term ``explosive'' includes all material included as a
Class 1 explosive by DOT in accordance with 49 CFR chapter I. The term
includes, but is not limited to, dynamite, black powder, pellet powders,
detonators, blasting agents, initiating explosives, blasting caps,
safety fuse, fuse lighters, fuse igniters, squibs, cordeau detonant
fuse, instantaneous fuse, igniter cord, igniters, pyrotechnics, special
industrial explosive materials, small arms ammunition, small arms
ammunition primers, smokeless propellant, cartridges for
propellant-actuated power devices, and cartridges for
industrial guns."

And then it proposes handling regulations that equate ammunition to
dynamite and would preclude mail order delivery and storage outside a
magazine with stated safeguards. It would be the end of ammunition,
powder, and primer sales over the internet or by mail order (commercial
delivery means are non-existent) or storage in regular commercial
establishments or even gun shows.

If I were a conspiracy theorist, I'd think someone was trying to end
ammunition availability."

This is scary stuff. If OSHA mandates these changes no one will be able to store, handle or transport ammo or its components if they are not in compliance with OSHA guidelines. I guess if Congress can't pass a gun ban they'll get a federal agency to do an end run on the 2nd Ammendment. I thought I would pass this along to you guys so the word can be spread.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Been posted before. OSHA has currently pulled the reg and is rewriting it after huge amount of electronic and paper correspondence from the People.

[XDinNC]

Also, the reclassification was done in 1972 - 35 years ago.

[street cruiser]

I'm glad to hear OSHA pulled the changes. Sounds like they have been at this a while. I hope we persevere in our endeavors for our 2nd Ammendment rights.

[jnclement]

Rush has been tearing OSHA up for trying to "back-door" gun control. Claims it proves that liberals have taken over every government agency.

[Krackels]

Forgive me... but does OSHA have the power and authority to dictate what I do at home?

I thought OSHA's jurisdiction ended at the workplace.

[jeepinbanditrider]

Where do you buy your ammo and reloading componets??? Probabaly someone's workplace.

[Judge]

It does... However the problem would be in getting those supplies to you or your gun store - the cost/availability would skyrocket...

it wouldn't make the supplies illegal, just prohibitively expensive. A outlawing by cost if you will....

Originally Posted by Krackels

Forgive me... but does OSHA have the power and authority to dictate what I do at home?

I thought OSHA's jurisdiction ended at the workplace.