Bill > H3478

This bill requires municipalities, meaning towns and cities, to adopt regulations that provide their employees with at least the same safety protections as those mandated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) for work involving trenching, excavation, and confined spaces. Trenching and excavation refer to digging trenches or holes in the ground, while confined spaces are areas that are large enough for a person to enter but have limited entry and exit and are not designed for continuous occupancy, such as tanks or manholes. The bill ensures that municipal employees receive the same level of safety standards and compliance requirements as those covered by OSHA's regulations in these specific hazardous work areas.