Washington - Citing limited resources, OSHA on Feb. 3 withdrew a proposed rule that would have updated its explosives and blasting agents standard (1910.109). The rule, originally promulgated in 1971, is based on consensus standards from the Quincy, MA-based National Fire Protection Association. In 2002, OSHA was petitioned to revise the standard and, in 2007, published a proposed revision. Shortly after, OSHA closed the comment period on that revision to "clarify the intent of the rulemaking" and said it would issue a new proposal at a later date.
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