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[Washington, DC] - The National Lumber and Building Material
Dealers Association, along with a group of leading building
industry trade associations, have asked Rep. Darrell Issa
(R-CA), the new chairman of the House Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, to conduct an investigation and
review of the impact of EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair and
Painting Rule (LRRP). NLBMDA has also raised several
OSHA proposals for consideration by the committee as well.
Rep. Issa recently sent a letter to 150 companies, trade
associations, think tanks and scholars in mid-December
asking them to come up with a list of the most onerous
existing and proposed federal rules and regulations that are
hurting job creation and economic growth. NLBMDA chose
to focus on the EPA Lead Rule, which continues to create
turmoil in the installed sales business and with many
dealers' customers. The proposed OSHA rules also have
the potential for negatively impacting dealers without
improving workplace safety.
"We thank Chairman Issa for reaching out to the business
community and providing a platform for us to finally air our
concerns and frustration with the burdensome EPA Lead Rule,"
said NLBMDA Chairman Joe Collings, CEO of Ferguson Lumber in
Rockville, IN. "With the home remodeling market
serving as a lifeline for many in the industry, the EPA Lead
Rule continues to wreak havoc in the markeplace, while new
EPA proposals to impose clearance testing requirements under
the rule and expand it to commercial construction will only
exacerbate the problems."
NLBMDA, in
a separate letter, also asked Issa's committee to review
three OSHA proposals that may negatively impact dealers
across the country: 1.) OSHA's initial efforts
to develop a combustible dust standard for general
industry; 2.) OSHA's recent proposal that would mandate a
standard for employers' safety and health programs, referred
to as an Injury and Illness Prevention Program; and
3.) OSHA's recent effort to revise its noise reduction
requirements.
Please click here to view the letter to Chairman Issa
regarding the EPA Lead Rule.
Please click here to view the letter to Chairman Issa
regarding the OSHA Proposals.
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