Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S2112 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2522 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2112
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Nick Collins
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to increased safety standards in the construction industry.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Nick CollinsFirst Suffolk 1 of 4
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2522 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2112
18	18	By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2112) of Nick Collins for legislation
19	19	relative to increased safety standards in the construction industry. State Administration and
20	20	Regulatory Oversight.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
25	25	_______________
26	26	An Act relative to increased safety standards in the construction industry.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 Notwithstanding any or special law to the contrary, the appropriate agencies of the
30	30	2commonwealth shall develop regulations to increase standards that address safety issues in the
31	31	3construction industry;
32	32	4 Area of review for regulations shall include but not be limited to the following:
33	33	5 Craft workers
34	34	6 • 40 hours of safety training by an approved training provider, with a 10-huor refresher
35	35	7completed on an annual basis
36	36	8 Craft foreperson
37	37	9 • 62 hours of safety training by an approved training provider, with a 10-hour refresher
38	38	10competed on an annual bases 2 of 4
39	39	11 Site safety manager licensing
40	40	12 • For any project over 50,000 square feet a Site Safety Manager is required to be on-site
41	41	13at all times
42	42	14 • To be a site safety manager you must have:
43	43	15 (i) Minimum 5 years construction safety experience
44	44	16 (ii) 40 hours SSM course
45	45	17 (iii) Safety experience background check
46	46	18 (iv) Knowledge test: 80% correct to pass
47	47	19 (v)Physical exam for fitness
48	48	20 (vi) 3 year refresher
49	49	21 Concrete, steel, excavation, façade
50	50	22 • 62-hours of safety training by an approved training provider, with a 10-hour refresher
51	51	23completed on an annual bases
52	52	24 Site safety and demolition plan review and enforcement
53	53	25 • Require major building and demolition projects to prepare and keep current a site safety
54	54	26plan. The plan, and subsequent updates, should be reviewed and approved by the Authority
55	55	27Having Jurisdiction and is required to be on site for inspector review
56	56	28 Scaffolding 3 of 4
57	57	29 • Minimum requirements for the design, permitting, erection, maintenance, and
58	58	30disassembly of supported and suspended scaffolds.
59	59	31 • Standards include stamped and filed drawings by a licenses design professional, use of
60	60	32licensed master rigger for erection and dismantling of suspended scaffolds, worker training,
61	61	33debris netting and scaffold access
62	62	34 Concrete formwork
63	63	35 • Minimum standards for the design, erection, and inspection of concrete formwork
64	64	36 • Site specific drawings to be prepared by registered design professional
65	65	37 • Engineered designs submitted for review/ approval and on site for inspectors
66	66	38 Protection of unenclosed perimeter façade
67	67	39 • Minimum requirements for perimeter protection prior to façade installation
68	68	40 • Permitted drawing by licensed design professional, requires vertical and horizontal
69	69	41safety netting or better to be installed and maintained at all unenclosed perimeters
70	70	42 Enhancement of sidewalk shed public protection
71	71	43 • Minimum standards for the design, permitting, erection, inspection, and maintenance of
72	72	44sidewalk shed including adjoining property protection
73	73	45 • Mandatory sidewalk sheds and site scaffolding for all projects in the Boston area
74	74	46 Inspection and enforcement 4 of 4
75	75	47 • Provide additional resources to inspection enforcement agencies to hold all General
76	76	48Contractors to elevated safety standards
77	77	49 • These city and state workers who have the authority to inspect project for safety
78	78	50compliance per the required documentation and permitting
79	79	51 Retain experienced inspectors
80	80	52 • Reclassify local building inspectors as Massachusetts public safety official to help
81	81	53retain experienced experts in high-risk Boston environments