Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-1079

EPS 1079

Addition of the Municipal Electric Association to the OSHA Advisory Board

Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Lewis, Tarr, Welch and Moore moved that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Section 6 1/2 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 44 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(c) The governor shall appoint an occupational health and safety hazard advisory board which shall consist of the following 20 members: the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee, who shall serve as the co-chairperson; the personnel administrator or a designee, who shall serve as co-chairperson; the director of the division of labor standards or a designee; the secretary of administration and finance or a designee; the director of the office of employee relations or a designee; the commissioner of public health or a designee; the director of industrial accidents or a designee; 4 representatives from labor unions representing public employees; 1 representative from a community-based health and safety advocacy organization; the president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, Inc. or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Highway Association or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc. or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Inc. or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Water Works Association Inc. or a designee; the president of the Municipal Electric Association of Massachusetts Inc. or a designee; the president of the Massachusetts Municipal Management Association or a designee; and 1 member of the faculty of the department of work environment at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.