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Ex. NY-136 Order Primary source read

12 NYCRR 840.1 (Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard), emergency and proposed rule I.D. No. LAB-34-21-00002-EP, filed and effective Aug. 5, 2021

New York Health and Essential Rights Act (NY HERO Act)

New York State Department of Labor (New York State Register, Aug. 25, 2021, Vol. XLIII, Issue 34) · New York (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
New York
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Labor Law 218-b, 21(11); State Administrative Procedure Act 202(6)
Issued
2021-08-05 Aug. 5, 2021
Effective
2021-08-05
End
Adopted permanently thereafter (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 5, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • every private employer with a worksite in New York State
Functions reached
  • OF workplace operations
  • HR (plan adoption, distribution, training)
  • WF (screening, masking, distancing controls once activated)
Collection
New York NY

Operative words

Section 840.1(a), 'General Provisions,' sets forth the general provisions... Section 840.1(b), 'Exposure Prevention Plan,' sets forth the requirements [for the plan every employer must establish, activated when an airborne infectious disease is] designated by the Commissioner of Health as a highly contagious communicable disease... Section 840.1(c), 'Exposure Controls,' sets forth requirements for [controls to be included in the employer's plan]... Section 840.1(d), 'Anti-Retaliation,' prohibits employers from [retaliating]

Enforcement

Labor Law 218-b (civil penalties for failure to adopt or to abide by a plan)

Notes

Codifies the July 6, 2021 Standard (Ex. NY-129); designation issued Sept. 6, 2021 (Ex. NY-127)

Retrieval note

Official State Register issue; the Register prints the section summary and statements; the standard's operative text is Ex. NY-129.