Assembly Bill A756

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to promulgate any rules and regulations governing the A-weighted sound level of the operations of coin and paper counting devices

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A756 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-m, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7732
2013-2014: A1138
2017-2018: A98
2019-2020: A173
2021-2022: A1024

2015-A756 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of labor to promulgate any rules and regulations governing A-weighted sound level of the operations of coin and paper counting devices that such commissioner finds necessary for the protection of the lives, health and safety of employees and of persons lawfully using such machines.

2015-A756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   756

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to placing noise restrictions
  on coin and paper counting devices

  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-m  to
read as follows:
  S  202-M.  COIN  AND  PAPER COUNTING DEVICES. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY
PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS  GOVERNING  THE  A-WEIGHTED  SOUND
LEVEL  OF  THE  OPERATIONS OF COIN AND PAPER COUNTING DEVICES THAT HE OR
SHE FINDS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LIVES, HEALTH, AND  SAFETY
OF EMPLOYEES AND OF PERSONS LAWFULLY USING SUCH MACHINES.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "COIN  AND PAPER COUNTING DEVICES" SHALL MEAN A MACHINE THAT USES
MECHANICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS TO COUNT MONEY.
  (B) "A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVEL" SHALL MEAN THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL MEAS-
URED BY THE USE OF AN INSTRUMENT WITH THE METERING  CHARACTERISTICS  AND
A-WEIGHTING  FREQUENCY  RESPONSE  PRESCRIBED BY SOUND LEVEL METERS USING
THE IMPULSE RESPONSE MODE.
  (C) "SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL" SHALL MEAN TWENTY TIMES  THE  LOGARITHM  TO
THE  BASE  TEN OF THE RATIO OF THE ROOT MEAN SQUARED PRESSURE OF A SOUND
TO A REFERENCE PRESSURE OF TWENTY MICROPASCALS. THE UNIT APPLIED TO THIS
MEASURE SHALL BE THE DECIBEL (DB).
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06151-01-5

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