Comment from Kenney, Martin P.; Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 502 Training Center

I think this proposal will only serve as a revenue generation tool for the standards industry. Standards will be changed or modified to generate income instead of the betterment of the product. It cost me $25.00 to find out my $9.67 Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit is in compliance with ANSI standard Z308.1-2003. Why not let the manufacturers of the equipment get a certification on their product from the standards industry and then sell it to the user with the guarantee that the product is in compliance for the required use on the date of the purchase. Make the standards available free of charge, to anyone intrested, on the standards writers website for all equipment used as Personal Protective Equipment or Safety and Rescue devices. Martin P Kenney, Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 502 Training Center