BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
SB 1167 (Leyva) - Employment safety: indoor workers: heat
regulations
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|Version: February 18, 2016 |Policy Vote: L. & I.R. 4 - 1 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: May 27, 2016 |Consultant: Robert Ingenito |
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Bill
Summary: SB 1167 would require the Occupational Safety and
Health Standards Board within the Department of Industrial
Relations (DIR) to adopt indoor heat prevention standards by
July 1, 2017 that provide equal or greater protection than
existing outdoor heat regulations.
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The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on May 27, 2016
Fiscal
Impact: DIR indicates that it would incur first-year costs of
$232,000 and second-year costs of $224,000 (special funds) to
create the indoor hear standard. Enforcement costs are unknown,
but could total $1.4 million annually (special funds).
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Author
Amendments: Delay implementation until July 1, 2018, and create
two tiers of implementation.
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