Assembly Bill A9546A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes safety measures for hoisting

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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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2021-A9546 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8659
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §256, amd §27, Lab L

2021-A9546 - Summary

Establishes safety measures for hoisting; requires the commissioner of labor to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to safety every ten years.

2021-A9546 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9546
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing safety  meas-
   ures  for  hoisting and requiring the commissioner of labor to promul-
   gate rules and regulations pertaining to safety every ten years
 
   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 256 to
 read as follows:
   § 256. HOISTING SAFETY. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ACTIVE OR PASSIVE LOAD STABILIZATION MECHANISM" MEANS ANY  ACTIVE
 OR  PASSIVE  EXTERNAL  DEVICE  ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM HOOK OF A CRANE OR
 SIMILAR LIFTING MACHINE  THAT  STABILIZES  ANY  LOAD  WITH  COMPUTERIZED
 CONTROL AND HUMAN INPUT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE WORKER SAFETY.
   (B)  "FALL  ZONE"  MEANS  THE AREA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 AREA DIRECTLY BENEATH THE LOAD, IN WHICH IT  IS  REASONABLY  FORESEEABLE
 THAT PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SUSPENDED MATERIALS COULD FALL IN THE EVENT
 OF AN ACCIDENT.
   (C)  "TILT-UP OR TILT-DOWN OPERATION" MEANS RAISING OR LOWERING A LOAD
 FROM HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL OR FROM VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL.
   (D) "BOOM FREE FALL" MEANS THAT ONLY THE BRAKE OR CLUTCH  IS  USED  TO
 REGULATE  THE  DESCENT OF THE LOAD LINE FROM AN INCLINED SPAR, STRUT, OR
 OTHER LONG STRUCTURAL MEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE UPPER HOISTING TACKLE ON
 A CRANE OR DERRICK.
   2. WHERE AVAILABLE, HOISTING ROUTES  THAT  MINIMIZE  THE  EXPOSURE  OF
 EMPLOYEES  TO HOISTED LOADS SHALL BE USED, TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH
 PUBLIC SAFETY.
   3. WHILE THE OPERATOR IS NOT MOVING  A  SUSPENDED  LOAD,  NO  EMPLOYEE
 SHALL BE WITHIN THE FALL ZONE, EXCEPT FOR EMPLOYEES:
   (A) ENGAGED IN HOOKING, UNHOOKING OR GUIDING A LOAD;
   (B)  ENGAGED  IN  THE INITIAL ATTACHMENT OF THE LOAD TO A COMPONENT OR
 STRUCTURE; OR
   (C) OPERATING A CONCRETE HOPPER OR CONCRETE BUCKET.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13395-02-2
              

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2021-A9546A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8659
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §256, amd §27, Lab L

2021-A9546A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes safety measures for hoisting; requires the commissioner of labor to promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to safety every ten years.

2021-A9546A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9546--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DICKENS, ZINERMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. BRABENEC, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing safety meas-
   ures for hoisting and requiring the commissioner of labor  to  promul-
   gate rules and regulations pertaining to safety every ten years
 
   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  256  to
 read as follows:
   § 256. HOISTING SAFETY. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "ACTIVE  LOAD  STABILIZATION MECHANISM" MEANS ANY EXTERNAL DEVICE
 ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM HOOK OF A CRANE OR SIMILAR LIFTING  MACHINE  THAT
 STABILIZES  ANY  LOAD WITH COMPUTERIZED CONTROL AND HUMAN INPUT IN ORDER
 TO ENHANCE WORKER SAFETY.
   (B) "PASSIVE LOAD STABILIZATION MECHANISM" MEANS ANY  EXTERNAL  DEVICE
 ATTACHED  TO  THE BOTTOM HOOK OF A CRANE OR SIMILAR LIFTING MACHINE THAT
 USES THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT TO MANIPULATE ANY LOAD WITH HUMAN INPUT.
   (C) "FALL ZONE" MEANS THE AREA, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE
 AREA  DIRECTLY  BENEATH  THE LOAD, IN WHICH IT IS REASONABLY FORESEEABLE
 THAT PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SUSPENDED MATERIALS COULD FALL IN THE EVENT
 OF AN ACCIDENT.
   (D) "TILT-UP OR TILT-DOWN OPERATION" MEANS RAISING OR LOWERING A  LOAD
 FROM HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL OR FROM VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL.
   (E)  "BOOM  FREE  FALL" MEANS THAT ONLY THE BRAKE OR CLUTCH IS USED TO
 REGULATE THE DESCENT OF THE LOAD LINE FROM AN INCLINED SPAR,  STRUT,  OR
 OTHER LONG STRUCTURAL MEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE UPPER HOISTING TACKLE ON
 A CRANE OR DERRICK.
   2.  WHERE  AVAILABLE,  HOISTING  ROUTES  THAT MINIMIZE THE EXPOSURE OF
 EMPLOYEES TO HOISTED LOADS SHALL BE USED, TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT  WITH
 PUBLIC SAFETY.
   3.  WHILE  THE  OPERATOR  IS  NOT MOVING A SUSPENDED LOAD, NO EMPLOYEE
 SHALL BE WITHIN THE FALL ZONE, EXCEPT FOR EMPLOYEES:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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