Bill Text: NY S02652 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires employers to provide safety ropes and system components to firefighters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-27 - REFERRED TO LABOR [S02652 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02652-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2652
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to
provide safety ropes and system components to firefighters; and to
repeal paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 27-a of such law relat-
ing to the definition of "system components"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 27-a of the labor
2 law is REPEALED.
3 S 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 4 of section 27-a of the labor law, as
4 amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 c. [Except for] NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS A AND B
7 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
8 LATIONS TO ENSURE EMPLOYERS PROVIDE FOR THE RAPID EGRESS BY FIREFIGHTERS
9 WHEN ENGAGED IN FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES AT ABOVE GRADE FLOORS DURING
10 A STRUCTURE FIRE. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO an
11 employer located in a city with a population of over one million[, any
12 employer who employs a firefighter shall provide safety ropes and system
13 components for use by such firefighter. The commissioner shall by rule
14 adopt the codes, standards and recommended practices promulgated by the
15 most recent edition of National Fire Protection Association 1983, Stand-
16 ard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components, and as are
17 appropriate to the nature of the risk to which the firefighter shall be
18 exposed. Such safety ropes and system components shall be adequate to
19 protect the health and safety of the firefighter. The employer shall
20 ensure that the firefighter is instructed in the proper use of the safe-
21 ty ropes and system components.
22 In order to ensure the adequacy of the safety ropes and system compo-
23 nents, the employer must routinely inspect and ensure that:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (1) Existing safety ropes and system components meet the codes, stand-
2 ards and recommended practices adopted by the commissioner.
3 (2) Existing safety ropes and system components still perform their
4 function and to identify any of their limitations such as but not limit-
5 ed to:
6 (i) Checking the labels or stamps on the equipment; and
7 (ii) Checking any documentation or equipment specifications; and
8 (iii) Contacting the supplier or the approval agency;
9 (3) Firefighters are informed of the limitations of any safety ropes
10 and system components;
11 (4) Firefighters are not allowed or required to use any safety ropes
12 or system components beyond their limitations;
13 (5) Existing and new safety ropes and system components have no visi-
14 ble defects that limit their safe use;
15 (6) Safety ropes and system components are used, cleaned, maintained
16 and stored according to manufacturer's instructions;
17 (7) The firefighter is instructed in identifying to the employer any
18 defects that the firefighter may find in safety ropes and system compo-
19 nents; and
20 (8) Any identified defects are corrected or immediate action is taken
21 by the employer to eliminate the use of this equipment].
22 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided that the commis-
23 sioner of labor shall promulgate regulations required by this act by
24 December 1, 2011.
