So, you think that all those countless hours and meetings deliberating on the ANSI Z-10 will go to waste, without a fight? Have you seen some of the corporations behind the Z-10 development? Some pretty big names.
Obviously, there will be political pressure for Z-10 deployment in the US. And somebody gotta be the first one.
Guess who was a small contributor as well
Many of those same big names are deploying OHSAS 18001 in lieu of Z10. Why? Because of the reasons cited above.
Besides, what political pressure? From ANSI or the AIHA?
What are they gonna fight for, part of the revenue potential?
It seems kinda odd that one of the organizations that helped nix an ISO Health & Safety standard because of "too many standards/requirements....business opposition....employee barganing unit opposition.....excessive burden, cost...etc..." developes its own national standard.
At the 2004 ASSE convention in Las Vegas during a seminar I challenged representatives of the Z10 committee on the same stuff I wrote above (in front of about 200+ people) and the dudes couldn't and didn't deny it. I specifically asked if ANSI was in such opposition to an international standard weren't they just trying to cash in on some of the business with theirs and that outside the 3 mile limit the Z10 would lack acceptance and recognition. Stunned silence! End of meeting. (I wasn't employed by my present employer at the time so there was no hankey pankey on my part)
Those dudes got up in front of eveyone and specifically stated that there was "no recognized international standard for health and safety management and that ANSI and the AIHA had jumped forward to meet the need for the USA". Well, they were correct,there was no "standard" but there was an internationally recognized "specification" (which I pointed out), and continued that it truly was an international document because of the orgaizations that had participated in its development (many by name..you guys included).
So back to the OP....My friend, charge ahead with what you are being asked to do.