Section 277:5-a Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification.
I. Any person signing a contract to work on a construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of any public work or building by a state agency, municipality, or instrumentality thereof, and with a total project cost of $100,000 or more, shall have an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour construction safety program for their on-site employees. All employees are required to complete the program prior to beginning work. The training program shall utilize an OSHA-approved curriculum. Graduates shall receive a card from OSHA certifying the successful completion of the training program. This section shall apply to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of any public work or building paid for in whole or in part with state funds.
II. Any employee required to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety program under this section who has not completed the program shall be subject to removal from the worksite if the employee does not provide documentation of having completed such program by the fifteenth day after the date the employee is found to be in noncompliance. Proof of such documentation provided by the employer shall constitute compliance with this section. The labor commissioner or commissioner's designee shall enforce this section.
III. The labor commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to implementation and enforcement of this section. The commissioner may also assess a civil penalty of up to $2,500; in addition, such an employer shall be assessed a civil penalty of $100 per employee for each day of noncompliance. All funds collected under this section shall be deposited into the workers' compensation safety inspection fund established in RSA 281-A:64, IX. The labor commissioner shall appoint as many individuals as necessary to carry out the department's responsibilities under this section.
IV. The following individuals are exempt from the requirements of the OSHA 10-hour construction safety program:
(a) Law enforcement officers involved with traffic control or jobsite security.
(b) Flagging personnel who have completed the training required by the department of transportation.
(c) All relevant federal, state, and municipal government employees and inspectors.
(d) All individuals who are not considered to be on the site of work under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, including, but not limited to, construction and non-construction delivery personnel and non-trade personnel.
Source. 2007, 326:1, eff. Sept. 14, 2007.