Assembly Bill A4755

2015-2016 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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2015-A4755 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S930
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 32 §§925 - 929, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6220, S3466
2017-2018: A4321, S1562
2019-2020: A3373
2021-2022: A4047
2023-2024: A2099

2015-A4755 (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.

2015-A4755 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4755

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. COLTON, ROSENTHAL, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  GOTTFRIED -- 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 32 to read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 32
                  OIL AND GAS DRILLING WORKPLACE SAFETY
SECTION 925. SHORT TITLE.
        926. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
        927. APPLICABILITY OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.
        928. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
        929. REPORTS OF INJURIES.
  S 925. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
"CJ'S LAW--OIL AND GAS DRILLING WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT".
  S  926.  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.
                                                           LBD01931-01-5

              

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