HB1500 (2018) Compare Changes


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1 New Paragraphs; Safety and Health of Employees: Definitions. Amend RSA 277:1-b by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraphs:

V. "Serious physical injuries" means an incident that results in an amputation, loss or fracture of any body part or that necessitates immediate hospitalization or formal admission to the inpatient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment.

VI. "Workplace violence" means an action, verbal, written, or physical aggression, which is intended to control or cause, or is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury to oneself or others or damage to property. Workplace violence includes abusive behavior towards authority, intimidating or harassing behavior, and threats.

2 New Sections; Inspections. Amend RSA 277 by inserting after section 14 the following new sections:

277:14-a Inspections. In the case of serious injury or death or cases of workplace violence involving the state, a state agency, a county, a municipality or municipal agency, a school district, or other public corporation or political subdivision, the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee, shall inspect such place of employment.

277:14-b Reports of Death or Serious Injury.

I. Every public employer shall report the death of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 8 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death and the place where the body of the deceased person was sent, and supplying any other information relative to the death that may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may investigate the causes of the death and require precautions to be taken that may prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the death reported.

II. Every public employer shall report the serious injury of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 24 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death and the place where the injured person was sent, and supplying any other information relative to the injury that may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may investigate the causes of the injury and require precautions to be taken that may prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the injury reported.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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1 New Paragraphs; Safety and Health of Employees: Definitions. Amend RSA 277:1-b by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraphs:

V. "Serious physical injuries" means an incident that results in an amputation, loss or fracture of any body part or that necessitates immediate hospitalization or formal admission to the inpatient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment.

VI. "Workplace violence" means an action, verbal, written, or physical aggression, which is intended to control or cause, or is capable of causing, death or serious bodily injury to oneself or others or damage to property. Workplace violence includes abusive behavior towards authority, intimidating or harassing behavior, and threats.

2 New Sections; Inspections. Amend RSA 277 by inserting after section 14 the following new sections:

277:14-a Inspections. In the case of serious injury or death or cases of workplace violence involving the state, a state agency, a county, a municipality or municipal agency, a school district, or other public corporation or political subdivision, the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee, shall inspect such place of employment.

277:14-b Reports of Death or Serious Injury.

I. Every public employer shall report the death of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 8 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death and the place where the body of the deceased person was sent, and supplying any other information relative to the death that may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may investigate the causes of the death and require precautions to be taken that may prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the death reported.

II. Every public employer shall report the serious injury of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 24 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death and the place where the injured person was sent, and supplying any other information relative to the injury that may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may investigate the causes of the injury and require precautions to be taken that may prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the injury reported.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.