Researcher: JM Page 1 4/13/21
OLR Bill Analysis
SB 662
AN ACT EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
SUMMARY
This bill extends the valid period of a required construction safety
and health course from five to 10 years for construction workers
employed on prevailing wage public works projects.
Under current law, construction workers who receive prevailing
wages on these projects must have taken a 10 -hour federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-approved
construction safety course no more than five years before the project’s
start. As proof of compliance, the labor commissioner must accept a
course completion card or other proof of compliance he deems
appropriate dated no earlier than five years from the commencement
date of the public works project. The bill makes the card or other proof
valid for 10 years, rather than five.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2021
COMMITTEE ACTION
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 13 Nay 0 (03/25/2021)