§ 480. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the use of lasers and radioactive materials, the operation of cranes, the detonation of explosives, and the preparation and firing of pyrotechnics involve such elements of potential danger to the lives, health and safety of the citizens of this state and to their property that special […]
§ 482. Licensing and registration. 1. No individual shall use lasers, operate a crane, act as a blaster or as a pyrotechnician without holding a valid certificate of competence issued by the commissioner of labor. 2. No person shall possess or use any radioactive material without a valid license issued by the commissioner of health. […]
§ 483. Administration. 1. a. The commissioner of labor is hereby authorized and directed to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the administration and enforcement of this article with respect to lasers, crane operators, blasters and pyrotechnicians. b. Pursuant to section two hundred twenty-five of the public health law, […]
§ 484. Enforcement. 1. a. For the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this article with respect to lasers, cranes, blasters and pyrotechnicians, the commissioner of labor shall have and may use all of the powers conferred upon him or her by the labor law, in addition to the powers conferred herein. b. […]
§ 485. Application. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this article, this article shall not apply to the use or possession of lasers, radioactive material or radiation equipment which are subject to the regulatory powers and jurisdiction of the state department of health or the health department of the city of New York. 2. a. […]
§ 486. Crane inspectors. 1. Civil penalty and enforcement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where it is proven, after a hearing on the merits, that a crane inspector: a. willfully failed to inspect a crane for which he or she filed an inspection report; or b. willfully falsified an inspection report; or c. willfully […]
