HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1536        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2042

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dean Campbell

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to public safety in hoisting regulations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

1/9/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1536        FILED ON: 1/16/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2042

By Mrs. Campbell of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2042) of Linda Dean Campbell, David Allen Robertson and Bruce E. Tarr relative to hoisting regulation exemptions during the course of a public utility company or other company employee strike or lockout.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to public safety in hoisting regulations.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 53 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 6 of the acts of 2017, is hereby further amended by adding the following subsection:-

(h) The exemptions under subsections (e), (f) and (g) shall not apply to a public utility company or other company during the course of an employee strike or lockout unless: (i) the employees of the public utility company or other company who are not part of the strike or lockout have obtained a company license from an approved in-service training program of the public utility company for which they are performing work or other company specially authorized by the division of professional licensure pursuant to said subsection (g); or (ii) during a period of a declared emergency by the governor.