Anhydrous ammonia dealers will soon get relief from some federal safety requirements under the year-end spending and tax legislation.

 

A provision in the bill prohibits the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from applying its Process Safety Management (PSM) rule to agricultural retailers until the Census Bureau has established a new North American Industry Classification System code for Farm Supply Retailers. 

 

The legislation requires OSHA to undertake a notice-and-comment rule-making process before applying the regulations. 

 

Dealers were caught off-guard by OSHA's issuance of a guidance memo this summer that subjected them to the PSM requirements and was said to apply to virtually all retailers who store and sell anhydrous ammonia.

 

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