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New York HERO Act: All New York Employers under Deadline to Adopt an Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan Tuesday, July 13, 2021
On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”) into law, which mandates extensive workplace health and safety protections against exposure and disease during a future airborne infectious disease (“AID”) outbreak. The State enacted amendments on June 7, 2021, which included amendments directing the New York State Department of Labor (“NY DOL”) to publish industry specific guidance by July 5, 2021 and to require employers to adopt or create an Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan within 30 days of such publication. In addition, employers with at least 10 employees are required to permit the establishment of safety committees to address safety workplace concerns effective November 1, 2021.
New Health And Safety Obligations Established As NYSDOL Publishes Its Standard And Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Plan Required By NY HERO Act - Employment and HR mondaq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mondaq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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As we previouslyreported, on May 5, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or the “Act”) into law. On July 6, 2021 the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published its Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard (the “Standard”), a General Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan, and several Industry Specific Model Exposure Prevention Plans (“Model Plan” or Model Plans”) as required by the HERO Act.
Below is a summary of the new information contained in these publications.
Required Contents of an Exposure Plan
The HERO Act and its amendments require employers adopt or develop a compliant exposure prevention plan 30 days after the NYSDOL published its Standard and Model Plans. That means employers have until August 5, 2021 to adopt one of the Model Plans or develop their own alternative plan that complies with the HERO Act’s requiremen
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New Health and Safety Obligations Established as NYSDOL Publishes Its Standard and Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Plan Required by NY HERO Act Friday, July 9, 2021
As we previously reported, on May 5, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO Act” or the “Act”) into law. On July 6, 2021 the New York State Department of Labor (“NYSDOL”) published its Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard (the “Standard”), a General Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan, and several Industry Specific Model Exposure Prevention Plans (“Model Plan” or Model Plans”) as required by the HERO Act.
Below is a summary of the new information contained in these publications.