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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 160 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2075
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring OSHA training.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/6/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 160 FILED ON: 1/6/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2075
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2075) of Tackey
Chan for legislation to require that certain construction industry employers provide occupational
safety and health administration training to employees. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1842 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act requiring OSHA training.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 100 the following new sections:-
3 Section 101. Any employer in the construction industry that contracts with clients or
4customers in residential, commercial, or public works projects, and whose business is subject to
5oversight by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration, shall have its
6employees receive no less than 10 hours of Occupational Safety and Health Administration
7training. Employers that contract independent contractors shall require the independent
8contractor to provide evidence of completing at least 10 hours of a training course approved by
9the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 2 of 2
10 Any employer who utilizes employees without the required training shall be fined $2,500
11in the first instance, $5,000 in a second instance and $10,000 for each subsequent instance.
12Should an employee or contractor die as a violation of this section or a death is found in violation
13the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall be fined $25,000;
14provided that no fines shall be issued until the investigation is completed as to the cause of death.
15The board shall keep a list of violations of this section and violations publically available from
16United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the reason for a violation
17available and ready for access by the public.
18 The board shall promulgate rules and regulations on this section, including but not
19limited to, providing a list of available training providers, providing when employees should be
20trained again after the initial training and a way for consumers and employees to report
21violations to the board.
22 Section 102. The board shall promulgate guidelines by which cities and towns may issue
23permits to employers in the construction industry that violates section 101 or the United States
24Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and have been investigated and fines and
25penalties issued against them. This law shall not restrict routine home maintenance performed by
26homeowners. Projects that are completed for less than or equal to $10,000.00 remain exempt
27from this law.