House Bill 3907

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3907

        By Representative Arnall






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to occupational safety and

  3         health; amending s. 442.012, F.S.; providing

  4         for voluntary workplace safety programs and

  5         practices by private employers; repealing ss.

  6         442.003, 442.006, 442.008, 442.009, 442.0105,

  7         442.013, 442.015, 442.017, and 442.019, F.S.,

  8         relating to requirements, compliance,

  9         enforcement, and penalties for workplace safety

10         programs and practices by private employers;

11         providing an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 442.012, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         442.012  Workplace safety committees and safety

18  coordinators.--

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

20  employment in this state:

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

22  employees shall establish and administer a workplace safety

23  committee in accordance with rules adopted under this section.

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

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

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

27  shall establish and administer a workplace safety committee or

28  designate a workplace safety coordinator who may shall

29  establish and administer workplace safety activities in

30  accordance with rules adopted under this section.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3907

    54-341-98






  1         Section 2.  Sections 442.003, 442.006, 442.008,

  2  442.009, 442.0105, 442.013, 442.015, 442.017, and 442.019,

  3  Florida Statutes, are repealed.

  4         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  5  law.

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  8                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides for voluntary workplace safety programs and
10    practices by private employers and repeals provisions of
      chapter 442, Florida Statutes, relating to requirements,
11    compliance, enforcement, and penalties for workplace
      safety programs and practices by private employers. See
12    bill for details.

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