A couple of things I wish to point out, as I was formerly an employee of a MAJOR international chemical company, and site OSHA coordinator for same:
1) The vax "mandate" is not even a Final Rule yet. First, it has to be a Proposed Rule and there's at least a 30 day public comment period. Then, after millions of comments have been analyzed by a small staff, and arguments found against the adverse ones, it can become a Final Rule - much like the bump stock rule. It will take months. And a Proposed Rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register - the necessary first step - I've been watching for it.
2) There may be a way around this path, but an "emergency" rule is on shakier legal grounds and more easily challenged - and a sensible Federal judge can even grant an injunction against it.
3) If Steve Hornady's safety and ecology people are telling him he has to do this now, he is being hoodwinked. There is NO CURRENT Federal vax requirement for employees that are not Federal contractors (Buydem did that by Executive Order). Whether Nebraska has its own state requirement is unknown to me, but I think it's a red state so I doubt it.
I use a lot of Hornady bullets and am really disappointed by this unnecessary action. I may have to change my purchasing choices.
Truth in commenting - I got vaxed on the advice of my cardiologist, whom I trust. But it was an individual decision and I don't want to see it forced on anyone. We are, after all, Americans.
Hornady is taking poison advice. Might want to dis-invest in that outfit, one way or the other. If he's that stupid, he shouldn't be running a company---and maybe he won't be in the future.
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ReplyDeleteA couple of things I wish to point out, as I was formerly an employee of a MAJOR international chemical company, and site OSHA coordinator for same:
ReplyDelete1) The vax "mandate" is not even a Final Rule yet. First, it has to be a Proposed Rule and there's at least a 30 day public comment period. Then, after millions of comments have been analyzed by a small staff, and arguments found against the adverse ones, it can become a Final Rule - much like the bump stock rule. It will take months. And a Proposed Rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register - the necessary first step - I've been watching for it.
2) There may be a way around this path, but an "emergency" rule is on shakier legal grounds and more easily challenged - and a sensible Federal judge can even grant an injunction against it.
3) If Steve Hornady's safety and ecology people are telling him he has to do this now, he is being hoodwinked. There is NO CURRENT Federal vax requirement for employees that are not Federal contractors (Buydem did that by Executive Order). Whether Nebraska has its own state requirement is unknown to me, but I think it's a red state so I doubt it.
I use a lot of Hornady bullets and am really disappointed by this unnecessary action. I may have to change my purchasing choices.
Truth in commenting - I got vaxed on the advice of my cardiologist, whom I trust. But it was an individual decision and I don't want to see it forced on anyone. We are, after all, Americans.
Roger J
Hornady is taking poison advice. Might want to dis-invest in that outfit, one way or the other. If he's that stupid, he shouldn't be running a company---and maybe he won't be in the future.
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