December 2002
12/13/02 -ATF has issued more information
regarding the safe explosives Act including a
Safe Explosives Act Fact Sheet which includes
information about:
1) New Prohibited Persons Categories;
2) Samples of Explosives needed to be submitted;
3) Intrastate Permits;
4) New required industry information for more
thorough ATF background checks; and
5) Inspections.
The information can be found at:
Safe Explosives Act Fact Sheet
12/01/02 -
ATF has posted several open letters regarding
the implementation of the Safe Explosives
Act (www.atf.gov)
November 2002
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAFE EXPLOSIVES ACT
Applying Stricter Controls on the Purchase of
Explosives in the Continuing Fight Against
Terrorism - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms (ATF) announces that on November
25, 2002, President Bush signed new
legislation....
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERS
TO HOST ITS 29th ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE..
The International Society of Explosives
Engineers has announced it is accepting
registrations for the 29th Annual Conference
on Explosives and Blasting Technique
to be held at the Opryland Hotel, Nashville,
Tennessee, USA, February 2-5, 2003....
October 2002
HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HazCom) - Final Rule
MSHA's new Hazard Communication Standard
Members should be aware of MSHA's new Hazard
Communication Standard, HazCom, that expresses
two safety and health principles....
September 2002
USDOT TO TEST EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH TECH
SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON
TRUCKS.....
August 2002
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Notice of Intent to Rescind (August 24, 2002
July 2002
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF EXPLOSIVES ENGINEERS
ELECTED
TO 2002 ASSOCIATIONS ADVANCE AMERICA HONOR
ROLL......
June 2002
DYNO NOBEL AND ENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES,
INC. ANNOUNCE MERGER PLANS TO ENHANCE
INITIATION SYSTEMS AND EXPLOSIVES CAPABILITES.....
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