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Julie Menin opens hearing on workplace fatality reporting bill
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Council Member Julie Menin, Chair of the Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection, opens the hearing on Intro 865, which would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to create an online public database of workplace fatalities in New York City.
She introduces the bill and its sponsor, emphasizing the importance of a centralized registry for improving workplace safety.
- The bill is sponsored by Council Member De La Rosa
- The proposed database would compile information on workplace fatalities in NYC
- Menin states that the registry will help improve occupational safety and health
- Representatives from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection are introduced as the next speakers
Julie Menin
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Good morning, and we apologize for the delay.
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My name is Julie Menon, Chair of the Committee on Consumer And Worker Protection.
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Thank you all for joining us for today's hearing on intro 865 in relation to report on workplace fatalities.
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Intro 865, sponsored by council member Dela Rosa, would require the Department of Consumer And Worker Protection to establish and maintain an online publicly available database that compiles information related to workplace fatalities that occur in New York City.
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A centralized registry with the circumstances of workplace deaths in the city will better allow us to continue to work towards improving patiental safety and health.
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I look forward to hearing from the administration and other stakeholders on this bill.
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And now we are going to call on representatives of the administration to testify.
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Will be hearing testimony today from Carlos Ortiz, assistant commissioner for external affairs at DCWP and Halle Redecker, director of legislative affairs for DCWP.
