Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
This bill requires private employers who must provide first aid kits under federal law to include an opioid antagonist (like naloxone) in those kits. It directly affects businesses in sectors covered by federal workplace safety rules, such as construction or manufacturing, but excludes government agencies. The key provision mandates adding this life-saving medication to existing first aid supplies for treating potential opioid overdoses among injured employees. The bill does not create new first aid requirements but specifies that opioid antagonists must be part of kits already mandated by federal regulations.
Relates to presumptions for the death of an injured worker due to opioid overdose where that injured worker was prescribed opioids as a result of such injured worker's workplace injury.
This bill exempts municipal fiber optic broadband infrastructure in Erie County from real property taxes, levies, and assessments. It directly affects Erie County municipal broadband companies (like local authorities or municipalities building fiber networks) and their owned cable infrastructure, whether installed on public or private property. Key provisions require these companies to prioritize contractors with strong workplace safety practices, submit workforce plans detailing local hiring and safety standards, and comply with prevailing wage requirements. The exemption applies immediately to assessments for taxable status dates on or after the bill's effective date.
This bill removes the permissive use of marijuana for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) employees who perform safety-sensitive tasks, such as driving fire apparatus, rescue operations, or providing emergency medical care. It requires fire agencies to implement drug testing (including preemployment, random, and cause-based tests) to ensure these employees are not impaired by cannabis, following federal standards. Additionally, volunteer firefighters or EMS staff using medical cannabis must immediately report prescriptions to their agency, which will then assess their fitness for duty with a medical director. The law directly affects volunteer safety personnel in fire and EMS agencies, prioritizing public and workplace safety by restricting cannabis use in critical roles.
Expands the scope of duties for public employers to prevent workplace violence including additional training, the creation of incident logs, expanding inspections and providing the commissioner the ability to enforce such provisions to prevent workplace violence.
Requires every city or county social services district to provide a wearable or mobile phone-based panic button to each employee whose job responsibilities necessitate direct interaction with clients in a client's home.
This bill amends New York's warehouse worker injury prevention program to specifically target work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), such as strains, sprains, and repetitive motion injuries affecting muscles, nerves, joints, and spine. It requires warehouse employers to implement injury reduction programs including annual worksite evaluations by a "competent person" (replacing the previous "qualified ergonomist" standard), worker input through safety committees, and immediate access to evaluation results for workers. Employers must correct identified ergonomic risks like rapid pace, repetitive motions, or extreme postures, and provide written schedules for corrections taking over 30 days. The law directly affects warehouse workers performing manual material handling tasks and their employers, focusing on concrete safety measures rather than outcome predictions.
Requires every city or county social services district to provide a wearable or mobile phone-based panic button to each employee whose job responsibilities necessitate direct interaction with clients in a client's home.
Requires a business entity in violation of worker protection or environmental laws and regulations to surrender all previous state subsidies issued to such business entity.
