Senate Bill 1956

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1956

    By Senator Williams





    4-1192-98

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to occupational safety and

  3         health; repealing s. 442.003, F.S., relating to

  4         legislative intent; repealing s. 442.006, F.S.,

  5         relating to investigations and penalties;

  6         repealing s. 442.008, F.S., relating to

  7         authority of the Division of Safety of the

  8         Department of Labor and Employment Security;

  9         repealing s. 442.009, F.S., relating to right

10         of entry by division representatives; repealing

11         s. 442.0105, F.S., relating to employers whose

12         employees have a high frequency of work-related

13         injuries; repealing s. 442.013, F.S., relating

14         to employer penalties; repealing s. 442.015,

15         F.S., relating to cancellation of coverage on

16         certain employers; repealing s. 442.017, F.S.,

17         relating to penalties for employers who refuse

18         to admit certain investigators; repealing s.

19         442.019, F.S., relating to remedies for

20         employers who fail to comply with ch. 442,

21         F.S.; amending s. 442.012, F.S.; revising

22         workplace safety committee requirements for

23         public and private employers; providing an

24         effective date.

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26  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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28         Section 1.  Sections 442.003, 442.006, 442.008,

29  442.009, 442.0105, 442.013, 442.015, 442.017, and 442.019,

30  Florida Statutes, are repealed.

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1956
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  1         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 442.012, Florida

  2  Statutes, is amended to read:

  3         442.012  Workplace safety committees and safety

  4  coordinators.--

  5         (1)  In order to promote health and safety in places of

  6  employment in this state:

  7         (a)  Each public or private employer of 20 or more

  8  employees shall establish and administer a workplace safety

  9  committee in accordance with rules adopted under this section.

10         (b)  Each public or private employer is encouraged to

11  of fewer than 20 employees which is identified by the division

12  as having high frequency or severity of work-related injuries

13  shall establish and administer a workplace safety committee or

14  designate a workplace safety coordinator who may shall

15  establish and administer workplace safety activities in

16  accordance with rules adopted under this section.

17         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.

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20                          SENATE SUMMARY

21    Repeals several provisions relating to powers of the
      Division of Safety of the Department of Labor and
22    Employment Security concerning obligations of employers.
      Repeals penalty provisions. Requires public employers to
23    establish workplace safety committees and encourages
      private employers to do the same.
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