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by lazide 533 days ago
Nothing in those federal regulations has anything to do with toxicity?
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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)