Requires small businesses to have and maintain a first aid kit on the premises of the business at all times
Summary
A11123 would require all businesses with 50 or fewer employees to keep a complete first aid kit on the premises at all times. The kit must contain equipment reasonably calculated to provide emergency medical aid to injured persons, be stored in a readily accessible location, and be available for use by anyone entering the business.
The bill also amends the Public Health Law to assign oversight of compliance to the Department of Health. Compliance would be checked visually during other health or safety inspections, including inspections by code enforcement personnel, who would be required to notify the department if they confirm compliance. The act would take effect immediately upon enactment.
Impact
The bill would add a new section 476 to the Labor Law and a related enforcement provision to the Public Health Law, creating a statewide first-aid-kit requirement for small employers. It would directly affect businesses with 50 or fewer employees by imposing a new workplace safety obligation and would involve the Department of Health and local code enforcement personnel in monitoring compliance during routine inspections.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee transcript or vote history for this bill, so there is no documented debate or formal sentiment to assess. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears to be framed as a straightforward workplace safety requirement with a public-health enforcement component.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. Potential areas of concern, if raised in future discussion, could include the cost and administrative burden on small businesses, the scope of what constitutes a "complete" first aid kit, and how compliance would be verified during inspections. However, none of these issues are reflected in the provided legislative record.
Same As
Requires small businesses to have and maintain a first aid kit on the premises of the business at all times and to store such kits in an accessible location and to make such kits available for use by any person who enters the premises of the business.
Requires small businesses to have and maintain a first aid kit on the premises of the business at all times and to store such kits in an accessible location and to make such kits available for use by any person who enters the premises of the business.
Requires small businesses to have and maintain a first aid kit on the premises of the business at all times and to store such kits in an accessible location and to make such kits available for use by any person who enters the premises of the business.
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