Bill > H460

This bill introduces comprehensive updates to construction safety standards in Massachusetts, establishing new requirements for worker training, safety management, and worksite protocols. The legislation defines key roles such as craft workers, construction supervisors, high-risk trade partner safety managers, and worksite safety managers, each with specific mandatory training requirements, including OSHA-approved safety courses and annual refresher training. The bill mandates that workers complete extensive safety training hours, with construction supervisors and high-risk trade safety managers required to undergo 62 hours of training and an annual 10-hour refresher course. Worksite safety managers must have at least 5 years of construction safety experience, complete a 40-hour approved course, pass a background check, and undergo a physical exam. The bill also establishes detailed safety protocols for specific construction activities, including scaffold erection, concrete formwork design, facade installation, and sidewalk shed construction, with requirements for professional design, licensed professionals, safety netting, and specific dimensional and structural standards. Additionally, the legislation empowers local inspectors to verify safety compliance and allows the division to create implementing regulations, ultimately aiming to enhance worker safety and reduce construction-related risks.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H460