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If that's a question then the answer is yes, there is plenty that is health related in the TNT (explosive) handling regulations.

Simply:

  What recommendations has the federal government made to protect human health?

  The government has developed regulations and guidelines for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. These are designed to protect the public and workers exposed to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene from potential harmful health effects of the chemical. Since 2,4,6- trinitrotoluene is explosive, flammable, and toxic, EPA has designated it as a hazardous waste. The Department of Transportation (DOT) regulates the transport of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene because it is a hazardous material. DOT specifies that when 2,4,6- trinitrotoluene is shipped, it must be wet with at least 10% water (by weight) and it must be clearly labeled as a flammable solid.

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates levels of hazardous materials in the workplace. The maximum allowable amount of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in workroom air during an 8-hour workday, 40-hour workweek, is 0.5 mg/m3. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that the concentration in workroom air be limited to 0.5 mg/m3 for up to a 10-hour workday during a 40-hour workweek.
~ https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHS/PHS.aspx?phsid=675&toxid=125


which has nothing to do with the ATF, which is the topic of this thread?


You explicitly asked about (US) Federal regulations?

I replied with an excerpt from a (US) Federal regulatory body?


We were talking about criminal penalties.


We?

Who's 'we' kemosabe?

This isn't a Yevgeny Zamyatin novel and you're not the One State.


> We were talking about criminal penalties.

No. We were talking about regulation.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42572449


Ah, well then you do realize that OSHA regulation also doesn’t apply to personal, non-commercial use?

And the DOT regulation doesn’t apply to things made and used on site? (Aka not transported)


> If TNT was legal to own I'd be buying it for my farm.

( upthread @ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42567255 )

US OSHA regulations do apply to agricultural operations.

https://www.safeagsystems.com/blog/osh-act-and-agriculture


“An amendment in 1977 saw the OSHA restrict the use of funds to prescribe, issue, administer or enforce agricultural regulations for farming employers of 10 or less people.”

Arguably, even subsistence farming is a commercial endeavor (per the Supreme Court) and requires an ATF license anyway. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn]




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