Recommended Position:

• To support practices that contribute to the genuine safety of worker but do not create an administrative burden.

• To differentiate between long-haul commercial carriers and transport vehicles for function specific heavy equipment.

• To institute progressive enforcement instead of retrofit regulations.

• To encourage exchange of information resulting in design and production of functional yet safe weight sensitive heavy equipment, tools, and instruments for the ground water industry.

• To institute weight modifications in a manner which does not sentence manufacturers to economic ruin.