All range activities are suspended

[Jameson76]

So range activities seem to be back on as of Thursday late evening maybe.  No additional training, no updates issued, just the local SE signing a document that their range follows all the known rules.  No changes to the rules, just swearing they follow them.  One would think that maybe now outside groups could not use the BSA facilities, but, there is money to be gained from that, soooo

Basically corporate CYA, or as some in industry may call it "Safety Theatre".  

Edited May 25 by Jameson76

[mrjohns2]

On 5/25/2025 at 6:12 PM, Jameson76 said:

One would think that maybe now outside groups could not use the BSA facilities, but, there is money to be gained from that, soooo

No, there is a change. The outside groups that do their own range safety still are stopped. That is a real change.

[Gossmaaf]

On 5/22/2025 at 2:37 PM, mrjohns2 said:

Stand downs are very standard in the area of industrial construction I work. If there is an injury or serious near miss, a stand down is issued. Initial facts are gathered and any prudent immediate follow up is taken before restarting. 
 

For very serious incidents, sometimes multiple common sites are on stand down until imitate follow-up is understood or complete.

Thank you for this.  I'm an engineer involved in industrial construction (NCEER site safety, OSHA 30, Basic+, 16 years in industry) and I had some on Facebook questioning that I didn't know what I was talking about that standdowns are routine when causes aren't well understood.  Glad to know there's others with similar experience stating how Safety Programs are utilized at times.  12 years in Power Plants, 6 in Oil and Gas now, significant field experience during my time in Power personally.  It's also good to see that National published a set of reopening protocols and many camps were able to do so efficiently and timely.