[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2316-H2317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              FEDERAL REGULATIONS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, allow me to read a few OSHA rules written 
[[Page H2317]] about chain saws for the logging industry. The chain saw 
shall be fueled at least 20 feet from any open flame; the chain-saw 
operator shall be certain of footing before starting to cut; prior to 
felling any tree, the chain-saw operator shall clear away brush or 
other potential obstacles which might interfere with cutting the tree; 
the chain saw shall be carried in a manner that will prevent operator 
contact with the cutting chain. Mr. Speaker, Federal regulators should 
use common sense, not regulate common sense. If American taxpayer's 
hard-earned money is going to pay for someone to write rules like 
these, then I know where the budget chain saw should be put to use 
next.

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