Q&A
Challenges in real-time updates for the proposed database
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Council Member Julie Menin inquires about ensuring real-time updates for the proposed workplace fatality database. Commissioner Carlos Ortiz expresses concerns about DCWP's ability to manage this task and discusses potential challenges.
- Concerns about DCWP's capacity to collect and manage real-time data on workplace fatalities
- Discussion of potential partnerships with other agencies like the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)
- Debate on DCWP's role as a conduit for gathering and disseminating information from other agencies
- Emphasis on avoiding redundant or duplicative data collection efforts
Julie Menin
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In terms of the database, how would you ensure that it's updated in real time?
Carlos Ortiz
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Well, I think that's a that's a real concern that we would have.
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No.
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I think that the law has built in.
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The proposed law has built in some partnership with OCME, the office of a chief medical examiner.
0:09:28
Although I know they have concerns about what data they have accessible to them and also and privacy concerns.
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But realistically, we are not we're not really we're not situated to take in this data.
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We're not currently doing that.
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I know there are requirements right now in the proposed law about employers sending this into.
0:09:47
But I think, again, this is this is not something that we feel situated to be performing.
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There are other agencies in the public health space that that already get this information.
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And I think
Julie Menin
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those those other agencies already receiving this information, then why can't DCWP serve as a conduit to gather the information and then make it publicly available.
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Well, I think if it's
Carlos Ortiz
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a question of being able to disseminate information, be a partner with our agencies who are the leaders and that type of information, I think we're always ready to be involved in that space.
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I think I'm more concerned about creating any unnecessary redundant layer on data collection, perhaps, original data collection or anything that's duplicative.
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I think we wanna make sure we're efficient.
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Ultimately, you know, we're a very small agency.
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But I think the way we've been successful as as you saw my testimony collecting or helping deliver almost a $1,000,000,000 to New Yorkers in just the past few years.
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The way we've been successful is by being able to really strategically deploy our resources now.
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And for that reason, I think the more we move out of a scope that we're currently in, I I would be concerned about being able to fulfill that mandate
