Assembly Actions -
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May 03, 2022 |
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Senate Bill S8970
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th 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
2021-S8970 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §222-b, Lab L
2021-S8970 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8970 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to safety requirements for the excavation of trenches in public works SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the labor law by adding section 222-b to read as follows: Safety requirements for the excavation of trenches in public works. No contract for public works involving an estimated expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars for the excavation of any trench or trenches five feet more in depth, shall be awarded unless it contains a provision requiring submission by the contractor and accept- ance by the state or municipality or by a registered civil or structural engineer, employed by the state or municipality, to whom authority to accept has been delegated, in advance of excavation, of a detailed plan showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping, or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the hazard of caving ground during the excavation of such trench or trenches. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to allow the use of a shoring, sloping, or protective system
2021-S8970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8970 I N S E N A T E May 3, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 requirements for the excavation of trenches in public works 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 222-b to read as follows: § 222-B. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXCAVATION OF TRENCHES IN PUBLIC WORKS. NO CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORKS INVOLVING AN ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE EXCAVATION OF ANY TRENCH OR TRENCHES FIVE FEET OR MORE IN DEPTH, SHALL BE AWARDED UNLESS IT CONTAINS A PROVISION REQUIRING SUBMISSION BY THE CONTRACTOR AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE STATE OR MUNICIPALITY OR BY A REGISTERED CIVIL OR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, EMPLOYED BY THE STATE OR MUNICIPALITY, TO WHOM AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT HAS BEEN DELEGATED, IN ADVANCE OF EXCAVATION, OF A DETAILED PLAN SHOWING THE DESIGN OF SHORING, BRACING, SLOPING, OR OTHER PROVISIONS TO BE MADE FOR WORKER PROTECTION FROM THE HAZARD OF CAVING GROUND DURING THE EXCAVATION OF SUCH TRENCH OR TRENCHES. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO ALLOW THE USE OF A SHORING, SLOPING, OR PROTECTIVE SYSTEM LESS EFFECTIVE THAN THAT REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE REGULATIONS UNDER PART TWENTY-THREE OF TITLE TWELVE OF THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS. A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14167-02-1
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