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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S479
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S479 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง202-l, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3102
2011-2012: S293
2015-2016: S164
2017-2018: S4902
2013-S479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S479 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to safety training for certain employees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires that all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more receive at least ten hours of OSHA (occupational Safety and Health Administration) training prior to their performance of work. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 Amends the Labor Law by adding a new section 202-1. Requires all persons working on contracts valued at $250,000 or more to receive at least ten hours of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) training prior to their performance of work. Provides that the contractor, sub contractor, or other, doing part or whole work, shall be responsible for submitting certification to the Department of Labor prior to the commencement of any work. Provides that the contractor shall be liable for a fine in the amount of $5,000 for a first offense payable to the Department of Labor if an individual on a contract does not have his or her certification. Provides that the fine for each subsequent offense shall be double the amount of the fine assessed against the contractor for the
2013-S479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 479 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to safety training for certain employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-l to read as follows: S 202-L. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH COURSE. 1. EVERY CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND/OR REPAIR OF ANY PROJECT WHERE THE TOTAL COST OF ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THE CONTRACT IS TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE, SHALL CONTAIN A PROVISION REQUIRING THAT ALL LABORERS, WORKERS, AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT ON THE WORK SITE, EITHER BY THE CONTRACTOR, SUB-CONTRACTOR OR OTHER PERSON DOING OR CONTRACTING TO DO THE WHOLE OR A PART OF THE WORK CONTEMPLATED BY THE CONTRACT, SHALL BE CERTIFIED PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY WORK ON THE PROJECT AS HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A COURSE IN CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION THAT IS AT LEAST TEN HOURS IN DURATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING A CERTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE COMMENCE- MENT OF ANY WORK ON THE PROJECT. 2. IF ANY PERSON PERFORMS ANY WORK ON A CONTRACT WITHOUT FIRST HAVING COMPLETED HIS OR HER TEN HOURS AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THEN THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A FINE, PAYABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ITS FIRST OFFENSE. THE AMOUNT OF FINE FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE SHALL BE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE ASSESSED AGAINST THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE IMME- DIATELY PRIOR OFFENSE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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