Comments on: OSHA drones flying over your workplace

By: cecil

cecil — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:55:52 +0000

My understanding is that the FAA is going thru a rule making process to allow drones to fly both at night and over people. Perhaps as a response to a request from OSHA?

By: BM

BM — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:24:17 +0000

Falcons. Trained falcons. I’ve seen articles saying they love chasing drones.

By: Heresolong

Heresolong — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:49:47 +0000

SPO, the problem is that OSHA sticking their noses into your business does not necessarily equate to reduced costs or accidents. There are numerous documented cases where OSHA acted capriciously and in such a way as to increase accidents (after imposing significant costs on the business). Then, of course, there’s the expensive mandates that were contradicted by the next inspector to come by. OSHA is a perfect example of what you get when you empower a deep pocket government bureaucracy in the name of public safety. A good idea, but the law of unintended consequences cannot be sidestepped.

I think I’ll start an outdoor shotgun manufacturing plant. They can hardly accuse me of violating any firearms laws if I am testing my shotguns in a safe manner on my remote property.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:31:26 +0000

In reply to Noncenx. I think it's a dumb rule (especially the "parked cars count as shelter but not moving cars" part), but still. OSHA shouldn't be violating FAA regs

By: Here come the drones! OSHA is now using drones to investigate outdoor workplaces - Ohio OSHA Law Blog

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:33:44 +0000

[…] employer who says no? As pointed out by Tammy McCutchen (writing for The Federalist Society, c/o Walter Olson’s Overlawyered), denying an OSHA investigatory request is the quickest way to become an OSHA target as an […]

By: Noncenx

Noncenx — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:56:13 +0000

In reply to Steve. Stevie, Stevie, Stevie.... since when did the gov follow the rules us peons are expected to follow.

By: SPO

SPO — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:49:01 +0000

I would think that companies would want to do this for themselves–so as to reduce costs/accidents.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:32:08 +0000

Isn’t flying a drone over people (like an outdoor workplace) a violation of FAA regs, specifically 17 CFR Paet 107 Section 39?

By: jimc5499

jimc5499 — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:37:56 +0000

In reply to MattS. I'm quite familiar with the Phalanx system, but, what goes up must come down. Our local media equates paintball and bb guns with real guns. I'm looking more at snagging them out of the air.

By: MattS

MattS — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:14:56 +0000

In reply to jimc5499. The navy has a missile defense system for their ships that is a auto targeting, radar guided mini-gun (The modern version of a Gatling gun). I don't have the skills to build it, but I had the idea of a working scale model of that system using paintball guns to shoot down drones.