Abrasives Sector Seeks To Subject Non-Slag Competitors To Beryllium Rule

The Abrasive Blasting Manufacturers Alliance (ABMA), a group seeking to scale back the Obama OSHA's strict beryllium standard, is pushing to subject competitors whose products rely on non-slag alternatives to the rule's protections, releasing a study that claims that crushed glass abrasives that competitors use contain beryllium and are thus subject to the standard.