§ 17. Construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed
as a continuation of the provisions of sections two hundred to two
hundred and four of chapter thirty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred
and nine, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the laws
of nineteen hundred and ten, and not as a new enactment, and nothing
contained in this chapter shall apply to employers or employees in
hazardous occupations as such occupations are defined by the workmen's
compensation law.