Just got this post in an NRA-ILA tweet.  For those who don't know, the NRA-ILA is the National Rifle Association's lobbying arm and works towards keeping anti-gun people and legislation out.

According to this article, OSHA has the ability to restrict guns at work including in the parking lots.  I know this doesn't mean a lot for us in Hawaii because business owners are allowed to have "no guns allowed" policies, but there are other states where such a policy holds no water.

http://overlawyered.com/2009/08/david-michaels-and-gun-control/

David Michaels and gun control
by Walter Olson on August 15, 2009

The controversial OSHA nominee and left-leaning public health advocate also seems to have strong views on firearms issues. That’s by no means irrelevant to the agenda of an agency like OSHA, because once you start viewing private gun ownership as a public health menace, it begins to seem logical to use the powers of government to urge or even require employers to forbid workers from possessing guns on company premises, up to and including parking lots, ostensibly for the protection of co-workers. In addition, OSHA has authority to regulate the working conditions of various job categories associated with firearms use (security guards, hunting guides, etc.) and could in that capacity do much to bring grief to Second Amendment values.

Senators have put nominations on hold for less. It will be interesting to see whether they take an interest in Michaels’ views on gun restrictions and their place in OSHA’s agenda (& welcome Instapundit, Point of Law, Snowflakes in Hell, CEI “Open Market”, NRA-ILA readers).