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Assembly Bill A1556

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the "scaffold reform act"

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2013-A1556 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง241-c, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3047
2011-2012: A4808

2013-A1556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "scaffold reform act"; grants counties a local option to require contractors working on projects within their respective jurisdictions to comply with the regulations and standards set forth by the United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Organization and applicable state regulations; sets forth a contributory negligence standard for employees.

2013-A1556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1556

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, REILICH, GIGLIO, CORWIN -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   BARCLAY, CROUCH,  DUPREY,  GOODELL,  HAWLEY,  JORDAN,
  P. LOPEZ,  TENNEY,  THIELE,  WALTER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  enacting  the  "scaffold
  reform act"

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as  the  "scaffold
reform act".
  S 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 241-c to read as
follows:
  S  241-C. COUNTIES GRANTED LOCAL OPTION. 1.  COUNTIES SHALL BE GRANTED
A LOCAL OPTION TO REQUIRE CONTRACTORS WORKING ON PROJECTS  WITHIN  THEIR
RESPECTIVE  JURISDICTIONS  TO  COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  OCCUPATIONAL  SAFETY
AND  HEALTH  ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS, INSTEAD OF
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED FORTY,  TWO  HUNDRED  FORTY-ONE
AND TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2.  CONTRACTORS  AND EMPLOYEES IN SUCH COUNTIES THAT OPT NOT TO FOLLOW
SUCH PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED FORTY, TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE AND
TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO  A  CONTRIB-
UTORY  NEGLIGENCE  STANDARD  THAT  HOLD  EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
CULPABLE CONDUCT. SUCH CONDUCT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A) ANY EMPLOYEE WHO FAILS TO FOLLOW SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS OR SAFE  WORK
PRACTICES PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED TRAINING COURSES, INCLUD-
ING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, COURSES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPART-
MENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION  OR  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00894-01-3

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