Q&A
Ensuring user-friendliness of the proposed workplace fatality database
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Council Member Julie Menin asks about ensuring the user-friendliness of the proposed database of workplace fatalities. Commissioner Carlos Ortiz discusses DCWP's commitment to transparency and accessibility of public information.
- DCWP's focus on transparency and accessibility of public information
- Mention of recent updates to systems through business automation process
- Plans to roll out open datasets for better accessibility
- Concerns about DCWP being charged with reporting on public health issues
Julie Menin
0:05:42
And in terms of the database of workplace fatalities, how can you ensure that it's user friendly so the public can really utilize this important data?
Carlos Ortiz
0:05:53
Thank you.
0:05:54
I think for us at DCBP, transparency, accessibility of our of our public information is is a major priority.
0:06:00
Over the past few years, for that reason, we've been working to update our systems through the the business automation process to make sure that we're more accessible for New Yorkers.
0:06:09
And along those lines, we've actually recently been able to start rolling out again after a little bit of hiatus, our open datasets, which we hope to have accessibility and to be very user friendly as well.
0:06:20
I think that's generally how we wanna approach that type of work.
0:06:22
You know, from my role as as this is the commissioner for external affairs, I also wanna sure myself and my team are very available to not just your self chair, but also constituents in New York City.
0:06:32
I will say that with respect to the mandate in this bill reporting on public health, I think we do have concerns about being the agency charged with that.
0:06:40
I don't I think our core work and work protection really focuses on the the enhancement of economic daily lives.
0:06:46
And I think moving into public health, I think we'd have concerns and so having that reporting mandate.
