The Agricultural Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute continue to charge through the litigation process in their lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's reinterpretation of the Process Safety Management retail exemption.

 

ARA and TFI filed a final legal brief on Monday. The associations have requested the court dispense with oral arguments and decide the case based on briefs filed by counsel. ARA and TFI also declined mediation.

 

"We believe that oral arguments will only prolong the case and increase its cost, and our goal here is a decision one way or the other as soon as possible, so you - our members - have clarity," said Daren Coppock, ARA President and CEO. "We also declined an offer of mediation. Our position is that either OSHA broke the law or they didn't. That point can't be mediated."

 

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