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NY S00882
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Tony Avella
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AI Summary
- Creates the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on construction safety issues and propose changes to rules, regulations, licensing, enforcement, and training
- Task force shall consist of at least 38 members including the mayor (chair), city commissioners, state labor commissioner, 10 labor union representatives, 10 industry representatives, advocates for immigrant and workplace safety issues, and federal OSHA representatives
- Task force must meet at least quarterly and produce annual reports to the mayor, city council, governor, state senate and assembly leadership with accident and injury statistics compiled by county and project size
- Members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for necessary expenses
- Act takes effect immediately
Legislative Description
Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on issues related to safety in the construction industry in New York city and to propose changes in rules and regulations, licensing requirements, enforcement, training and any other issue concerning safety in the construction industry; provides for not less than thirty-eight members; requires that a report be issued annually to the mayor of the city of New York, the New York city council, governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly; requires such report to include, but not be limited to, statistics on accidents and injuries occurring on construction sites.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/6/2016