Appropriations Bill Blocks OSHA's efforts to revise the "retail exemption" as it applies to Anhydrous Ammonia @ Fertilizer Distributors
The House Appropriations Committee has approved language blocking OSHA's efforts to cover Anhydrous Ammonia bulk processes located at "fertilizer businesses". The legislation now awaits consideration on the House floor. The bill prevents OSHA from revising a previous enforcement position relating to the "retail exemption" (1910.119(a)(2)(i) that would pull around 4,800 anhydrous ammonia fertilizer facilities into PSM. CLICK HERE (pdf) to see the Letter sent to the committee by 41 Congressmen seeking to block OSHA. A couple of notes about this political wrangling: |
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