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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 662
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 5080
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH AD MINISTRATION TRAINING FOR PUBLIC
WORKS PROJECTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 31-53b of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2021): 3
(c) Not later than January 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner shall 4
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 5
implement the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such 6
regulations shall require that the ten-hour construction safety and 7
health courses required under subsection (a) of this section be 8
conducted in accordance with federal Occupational Safety and Health 9
Administration Training Institute standards, or, in the case of a 10
supplemental refresher training course, shall include, but not be limited 11
to, an update of revised Occupational Safety and Health Administration 12
standards and a review of required construction hazards training, or in 13
accordance with Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration 14 Committee Bill No. 662
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Standards or in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.268, as appropriate. The 15
Labor Commissioner shall accept as sufficient proof of compliance with 16
the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section a student course 17
completion card issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health 18
Administration Training Institute, or such other proof of compliance 19
said commissioner deems appropriate, dated no earlier than [five] ten 20
years before the commencement date of such public works project or, in 21
the case of supplemental refresher training, a student course completion 22
card issued by said Occupational Safety and Health Administration 23
authorized trainer dated not earlier than five years prior to the date such 24
electrician or plumber begins work on such public works project. 25
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2021 31-53b(c)
LAB Joint Favorable