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Enacts the H1N1 in the workplace prevention act
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Eric Adams
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BILL NUMBER:A9156
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law and the public health law, in relation to posting information on safe workplace practices for the prevention of the H1N1 influenza virus or influenza
Purpose
The purpose of the bill is to educate employees on the most effective ways to prevent the spread of H1N1 in the workplace by placing such information where employees are most likely to see it
Summary of provisions
The labor law is amended to add section 202-1, requiring employers of ten or more employees to post a sign approved by the department of health informing employees of safe workplace practices for the prevention of the H1N1 or other influenza virus in such work- place. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is amended to add a new paragraph "t" directing the commissioner of the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this act.
Justification
Most adults who catch the H1N1 flu virus will catch it at work. Different workplace settings, such as hospitals, mass transit, correctional facilities, and schools, require different strategies for protecting employees from the virus. It is essential that employees know and understand the steps they must take to avoid HINT in their partic- ular workplace. This legislation directs the state health department to draft appropriate signage for employers to post, informing employees of the best practices and procedures to follow in order to protect them- selves from MINI infection.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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