S.4269

New Jersey S4269 expands skilled and trained workforce requirements at high-hazard industrial facilities.

New Jersey S4269 expands the requirement for a skilled and trained workforce at certain high-hazard industrial facilities. The bill defines a "covered high-hazard industrial facility" based on safety-related criteria, including facilities that generate, store, handle, treat, process, refine, transport, or use hazardous chemicals, hazardous substances, or petroleum products. The bill mandates that workers employed by outside contractors at these facilities be paid at least 80 percent of the prevailing journeyperson wage for their occupations, increasing to 100 percent by 2024.