Int 0832-2012

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 16-136 to read as follows: §16-136 Safety rules and procedures for employees engaged in collection of waste and recyclables. a. Within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner shall review all department regulations and procedures concerning the safety of department employees engaged in the collection of waste and recyclables and determine whether such rules and procedures should be updated. At such time, the commissioner shall formalize and publish such regulations and procedures and make them accessible to the public on the department website. b. Within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner shall establish a list of preferred practices concerning the safety of employees of private companies, licensed pursuant to section 16-505 of the code, who are engaged in the collection of waste and recyclables. Such list of preferred practices may be based on the regulations and procedures set forth in subdivision a of this section. 2. This local law shall take effect immediately. LS 2395-JJH 4/11/12