Assembly Bill A3373

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act

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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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2019-A3373 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 §§950 - 954, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6220
2015-2016: A4755
2017-2018: A4321
2021-2022: A4047
2023-2024: A2099

2019-A3373 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act; requires the enactment of rules and regulations for enhanced work place safety and employee training for all oil and gas drilling operations in the state; provides that new permit holders should utilize union laborers or laborers with specific training; provides that employers shall report workplace accidents and the commissioner of the department of labor must publish a quarterly report on workplace accidents.

2019-A3373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3373
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, GOTT-
   FRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA, WALKER  --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting CJ's Law--oil and
   gas drilling workplace safety act

   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 article 33 to read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 33
                   OIL AND GAS DRILLING WORKPLACE SAFETY
 SECTION 950. SHORT TITLE.
         951. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
         952. APPLICABILITY OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.
         953. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
         954. REPORTS OF INJURIES.
   § 950. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
 "CJ'S LAW--OIL AND GAS DRILLING WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT".
   §  951.  RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
 THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  SHALL  ISSUE  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS  TO  PROVIDE  FOR ENHANCED WORKPLACE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND
 EMPLOYEE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL OIL AND GAS  DRILLING  OPERATIONS
 IN THE STATE. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 LIMITED  TO,  REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS, WORK HOURS
 FOR BOTH DRILLING SITE EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES INVOLVED  IN  TRANSPORTA-
 TION,  INCLUDING  TRUCK  DRIVERS  WORKING ON AND OFF THE DRILL RIG SITE,
 SAFETY OF MACHINERY, PROPER CARE  AND  TREATMENT  OF  CLOTHING  WORN  ON
 DRILLING  SITES,  USE  OF  PROPER  MASKS  TO  PROTECT WORKER RESPIRATORY
 HEALTH, USE OF PROPER LIGHTING, SAFETY OF LIVING CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS,
 SAFETY OF SITE LOCATION, INCLUDING STABILITY OF GROUND  SURFACES  NECES-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04861-01-9
              

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