Bill Text: MN HF1995 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Labor and industry commissioner directed to implement window cleaning safety measures.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - Author added Nelson [HF1995 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1995-Introduced.html
1.2relating to labor and industry; directing the commissioner of labor and industry
1.3to implement window cleaning safety measures; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42010, section 326B.106, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in
1.5Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [182.6526] WINDOW CLEANERS.
1.8An employer engaged in window cleaning work that is performed 14 feet or more
1.9above a surface shall certify that employees have been trained in operating and inspecting
1.10a working platform by preparing a certification record that includes the identity of the
1.11individual trained, the signature of the employer or the person who conducted the training,
1.12and the date that training was completed. For the purpose of this section, "working
1.13platform" means suspended or supported equipment intended to provide access to the face
1.14of a building and manned by individuals engaged in window cleaning work. This section
1.15shall be enforced by the commissioner under sections 182.66 and 182.661. Any violation
1.16of this section is subject to the penalties provided under section 182.666.
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.18 Subd. 4. Special requirements. (a) Space for commuter vans. The code must
1.19require that any parking ramp or other parking facility constructed in accordance with the
1.20code include an appropriate number of spaces suitable for the parking of motor vehicles
1.21having a capacity of seven to 16 persons and which are principally used to provide
1.22prearranged commuter transportation of employees to or from their place of employment
1.23or to or from a transit stop authorized by a local transit authority.
2.1 (b) Smoke detection devices. The code must require that all dwellings, lodging
2.2houses, apartment houses, and hotels as defined in section299F.362 comply with the
2.3provisions of section299F.362 .
2.4 (c) Doors in nursing homes and hospitals. The State Building Code may not
2.5require that each door entering a sleeping or patient's room from a corridor in a nursing
2.6home or hospital with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system
2.7be constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing.
2.8 (d) Child care facilities in churches; ground level exit. A licensed day care center
2.9serving fewer than 30 preschool age persons and which is located in a belowground space
2.10in a church building is exempt from the State Building Code requirement for a ground
2.11level exit when the center has more than two stairways to the ground level and its exit.
2.12 (e) Family and group family day care. Until the legislature enacts legislation
2.13specifying appropriate standards, the definition of dwellings constructed in accordance
2.14with the International Residential Code as adopted as part of the State Building Code
2.15applies to family and group family day care homes licensed by the Department of Human
2.16Services under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502.
2.17 (f) Enclosed stairways. No provision of the code or any appendix chapter of the
2.18code may require stairways of existing multiple dwelling buildings of two stories or
2.19less to be enclosed.
2.20 (g) Double cylinder dead bolt locks. No provision of the code or appendix chapter
2.21of the code may prohibit double cylinder dead bolt locks in existing single-family homes,
2.22townhouses, and first floor duplexes used exclusively as a residential dwelling. Any
2.23recommendation or promotion of double cylinder dead bolt locks must include a warning
2.24about their potential fire danger and procedures to minimize the danger.
2.25 (h) Relocated residential buildings. A residential building relocated within or
2.26into a political subdivision of the state need not comply with the State Energy Code or
2.27section326B.439 provided that, where available, an energy audit is conducted on the
2.28relocated building.
2.29 (i) Automatic garage door opening systems. The code must require all residential
2.30buildings as defined in section325F.82 to comply with the provisions of sections
325F.82
2.31and
325F.83 .
2.32 (j) Exit sign illumination. For a new building on which construction is begun
2.33on or after October 1, 1993, or an existing building on which remodeling affecting 50
2.34percent or more of the enclosed space is begun on or after October 1, 1993, the code must
2.35prohibit the use of internally illuminated exit signs whose electrical consumption during
3.1nonemergency operation exceeds 20 watts of resistive power. All other requirements in
3.2the code for exit signs must be complied with.
3.3 (k) Exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies. The code must permit the decking
3.4surface and upper portions of exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies to be constructed
3.5of (1) heartwood from species of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites,
3.6including redwood and cedars, (2) grades of lumber which contain sapwood from species
3.7of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, including redwood and cedars, or
3.8(3) treated wood. The species and grades of wood products used to construct the decking
3.9surface and upper portions of exterior decks, patios, and balconies must be made available
3.10to the building official on request before final construction approval.
3.11 (l) Bioprocess piping and equipment. No permit fee for bioprocess piping may
3.12be imposed by municipalities under the State Building Code, except as required under
3.13section326B.92 subdivision 1 . Permits for bioprocess piping shall be according to section
3.14326B.92
administered by the Department of Labor and Industry. All data regarding the
3.15material production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and
3.16layout, are nonpublic data as provided by section13.7911 .
3.17 (m) Use of ungraded lumber. The code must allow the use of ungraded lumber in
3.18geographic areas of the state where the code did not generally apply as of April 1, 2008, to
3.19the same extent that ungraded lumber could be used in that area before April 1, 2008.
3.20(n) Window cleaning safety. The code must require the installation of dedicated
3.21anchorages for the purpose of suspended window cleaning on (1) new buildings four
3.22stories or greater; and (2) buildings four stories or greater where any reconstruction,
3.23alteration or repair includes the exposure of primary structural components of the roof.
1.3to implement window cleaning safety measures; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42010, section 326B.106, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in
1.5Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. [182.6526] WINDOW CLEANERS.
1.8An employer engaged in window cleaning work that is performed 14 feet or more
1.9above a surface shall certify that employees have been trained in operating and inspecting
1.10a working platform by preparing a certification record that includes the identity of the
1.11individual trained, the signature of the employer or the person who conducted the training,
1.12and the date that training was completed. For the purpose of this section, "working
1.13platform" means suspended or supported equipment intended to provide access to the face
1.14of a building and manned by individuals engaged in window cleaning work. This section
1.15shall be enforced by the commissioner under sections 182.66 and 182.661. Any violation
1.16of this section is subject to the penalties provided under section 182.666.
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.18 Subd. 4. Special requirements. (a) Space for commuter vans. The code must
1.19require that any parking ramp or other parking facility constructed in accordance with the
1.20code include an appropriate number of spaces suitable for the parking of motor vehicles
1.21having a capacity of seven to 16 persons and which are principally used to provide
1.22prearranged commuter transportation of employees to or from their place of employment
1.23or to or from a transit stop authorized by a local transit authority.
2.1 (b) Smoke detection devices. The code must require that all dwellings, lodging
2.2houses, apartment houses, and hotels as defined in section
2.3provisions of section
2.4 (c) Doors in nursing homes and hospitals. The State Building Code may not
2.5require that each door entering a sleeping or patient's room from a corridor in a nursing
2.6home or hospital with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system
2.7be constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing.
2.8 (d) Child care facilities in churches; ground level exit. A licensed day care center
2.9serving fewer than 30 preschool age persons and which is located in a belowground space
2.10in a church building is exempt from the State Building Code requirement for a ground
2.11level exit when the center has more than two stairways to the ground level and its exit.
2.12 (e) Family and group family day care. Until the legislature enacts legislation
2.13specifying appropriate standards, the definition of dwellings constructed in accordance
2.14with the International Residential Code as adopted as part of the State Building Code
2.15applies to family and group family day care homes licensed by the Department of Human
2.16Services under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502.
2.17 (f) Enclosed stairways. No provision of the code or any appendix chapter of the
2.18code may require stairways of existing multiple dwelling buildings of two stories or
2.19less to be enclosed.
2.20 (g) Double cylinder dead bolt locks. No provision of the code or appendix chapter
2.21of the code may prohibit double cylinder dead bolt locks in existing single-family homes,
2.22townhouses, and first floor duplexes used exclusively as a residential dwelling. Any
2.23recommendation or promotion of double cylinder dead bolt locks must include a warning
2.24about their potential fire danger and procedures to minimize the danger.
2.25 (h) Relocated residential buildings. A residential building relocated within or
2.26into a political subdivision of the state need not comply with the State Energy Code or
2.27section
2.28relocated building.
2.29 (i) Automatic garage door opening systems. The code must require all residential
2.30buildings as defined in section
2.32 (j) Exit sign illumination. For a new building on which construction is begun
2.33on or after October 1, 1993, or an existing building on which remodeling affecting 50
2.34percent or more of the enclosed space is begun on or after October 1, 1993, the code must
2.35prohibit the use of internally illuminated exit signs whose electrical consumption during
3.1nonemergency operation exceeds 20 watts of resistive power. All other requirements in
3.2the code for exit signs must be complied with.
3.3 (k) Exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies. The code must permit the decking
3.4surface and upper portions of exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies to be constructed
3.5of (1) heartwood from species of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites,
3.6including redwood and cedars, (2) grades of lumber which contain sapwood from species
3.7of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, including redwood and cedars, or
3.8(3) treated wood. The species and grades of wood products used to construct the decking
3.9surface and upper portions of exterior decks, patios, and balconies must be made available
3.10to the building official on request before final construction approval.
3.11 (l) Bioprocess piping and equipment. No permit fee for bioprocess piping may
3.12be imposed by municipalities under the State Building Code, except as required under
3.13section
3.15material production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and
3.16layout, are nonpublic data as provided by section
3.17 (m) Use of ungraded lumber. The code must allow the use of ungraded lumber in
3.18geographic areas of the state where the code did not generally apply as of April 1, 2008, to
3.19the same extent that ungraded lumber could be used in that area before April 1, 2008.
3.20(n) Window cleaning safety. The code must require the installation of dedicated
3.21anchorages for the purpose of suspended window cleaning on (1) new buildings four
3.22stories or greater; and (2) buildings four stories or greater where any reconstruction,
3.23alteration or repair includes the exposure of primary structural components of the roof.
