Disability Law

Senate Bill Would Require Public Employers to Comply with OSHA

By David A. McCranie, Esq.

Senator Evelyn Lynn (R-Daytona Beach) has introduced SB 1878 in the Florida Senate.  This bill would:

• Require "public employers" - the state, county and municipal governments, and school districts - to comply with OSHA general industry and construction standards by June 30, 2012. (Federal law currently does not include states or their political subdivisions within the definition of "employer" for purposes of OSHA.  See 29 U.S.C. §652(5). 
• Require public employers to collect and retain data concerning workplace injuries using OSHA Form 300, Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses.
• Require the Department of Financial Services to include "a comprehensive analysis and summary of public employers' work-related illnesses, injuries, fatalities, and compensation claims and costs within the annual report required by §440.59, Fla. Stat.

Full post as published by Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Blog on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).