[miketwalker]

Personally, I feel that the new rules are a sigh of relief. Yes, you're right... there are grey areas... but I think the Q&A section on the usfirst.org website help clarify them, and if not... you can add it to the section and have it answered. Last year, I thought I was reading an encyclopedia, we had to keep a book with all of the rules/regulations and every time we had a question we'd refer to it. This year, it's pretty easy to understand the rules. It allows you to just look at a problem and say "Ok, well, using common sense, I probably shouldn't put a screwdriver up to the side of the platform to lower the bar." From what I've seen, common sense has answered pretty much all questions I've wondered about, and if it hasn't... the updates and Q&A section fill in those "grey" areas you talk about. But, I think the simplified rules make it much easier to get everyone on the team to understand them, and when it comes down to specifics... you've got the Q&A section. I think it's a great system. If it was more complicated, it would be more of a pain for everyone to understand.