Bill > A3923

Introduced Session

This bill provides for the establishment of a state occupational safety and health plan (state OSH plan) concerning "Toilets at Construction Jobsites." In order for the plan to take effect, the State is required to submit the plan to the federal government for approval. The plan is required to be at least as effective in providing safe and healthful employment and places of employment as the standards promulgated by the federal government that are related to the same issues. The federal standards for toilets at construction sites are as follows: For 20 or fewer employees; one toilet shall be provided; For 20 or more employees but less than 200, one toilet and one urinal shall be provided for every 40 employees; and For 200 or more employees, one toilet seat and one urinal for every 50 workers. Although the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides recommended best practices for toilets at construction sites that include providing separate bathrooms for male and female workers, these standards are not required by federal law. If approved, the toilet standards provided by the bill will include separate toilet facilities for each gender and separate toilet facilities for every 20 employees. The proposed standards under the bill are more effective than current federal standards as they incorporate federal best practices in addition to federal requirements. The standards included under the bill are modeled after California's standards for toilet at construction sites but are not identical to those standards.

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Aura Dunn (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee (on 03/04/2024)

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