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This bill requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to develop and approve comprehensive operational safety plans before deploying employees in hazardous conditions. The safety plans must include a detailed risk assessment identifying potential dangers, specific mitigation strategies, team composition and roles, an on-site authorized person responsible for overseeing operations, a clear decision-making chain of command, emergency contact information, and tailored evacuation procedures. The bill defines "hazardous conditions" as situations posing significant risks to personnel health and safety, such as natural disasters or extreme weather, and "deployment" as an organized employee assignment requiring coordination beyond routine duties. The commissioner or their designee must review and approve these plans to ensure safety standards are met, employees are adequately trained, and the operation is essential. The bill also stipulates that when working with other entities, the office should make reasonable efforts to share safety information, while ensuring that the requirement does not prevent employees from performing routine duties or responding to imminent threats to life or property. The act would take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6634