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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Safety improvements in commercial waste collection
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The CWZ program mandates substantial safety upgrades for commercial carting vehicles and workers to improve overall safety in the industry.
- Vehicles must be equipped with backup cameras, auxiliary exterior lighting, and GPS monitoring systems
- Workers are required to complete 40 hours of safety training in the first year, plus an 8-hour refresher annually
- These safety requirements are a significant improvement over previous standards
Javier Lojan
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As part of this program, all commercial carders are or will be required to make substantial upgrades to safety equipment of their vehicles, including the installation of backup cameras, auxiliary auxiliary exterior lighting, and GPS monitoring systems like the ones used by municipal waste vehicles.
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Requiring cars to make this investment will make a real difference in safety.
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We believe it has already has.
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All workers in this sector are also receiving a new mandated safety training of forty hours in the first year, plus an eight hour refresher every year thereafter.
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There was no standardized safety require training requirement or New York City specific requirement for safety equipment prior to local law one ninety nine.
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And the SNY is using the new using the new authority it has been granted under this law to enforce these safety requirements.