New York S03418 amends the labor law to exempt certain contractors from safety requirements.

New York S03418 amends the labor law to exempt owners of one and two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work and contractors building new one-family residential construction from certain safety requirements. These include the need to furnish or erect scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, braces, irons, ropes, and other devices to protect workers. The bill also exempts these contractors from compliance with specific construction or demolition requirements. The changes take effect immediately upon becoming law.

New York S03418 amends the labor law to exempt certain contractors from safety requirements.

New York S03418 amends the labor law to exempt owners of one and two-family dwellings who contract for but do not direct or control the work and contractors building new one-family residential construction from certain safety requirements. These include the need to furnish or erect scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, braces, irons, ropes, and other devices to protect workers. The bill also exempts these contractors from compliance with specific construction or demolition requirements. The changes take effect immediately upon becoming law.