N.Y. General Business Law 483 – Administration
§ 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.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 483
- Blaster: means a person who performs the act of preparation for detonation and the detonation of an explosive. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor of the state of New York, except that any reference to the commissioner with respect to radioactive material, as defined in this article, or radiation equipment, as defined in this article, shall be a reference to the commissioner of health of the state of New York. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Crane: includes but is not limited to cranes and equipment of the following types: a mobile, carrier-mounted, power-operated hoisting machine utilizing a power-operated boom which moves laterally by rotation of the machine on the carrier, tower cranes, hydraulic cranes and power-operated derricks; provided, however, that "crane" shall not include public utility company line trucks used by a public utility company in the construction and maintenance of its generation, transmission and distribution facilities. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Laser: means light amplification by simulated emission of radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Radiation equipment: means any equipment or device which can emit ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
- Radioactive material: means any material in any form that emits ionizing radiation spontaneously. See N.Y. General Business Law 481
b. Pursuant to § 225 of the public health law, the public health and health planning council, subject to the approval of the commissioner of health, 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 radioactive material and radiation equipment. Such regulations may require the posting of a bond or other security.
2. Such regulations may provide for examinations, categories of certificates, licenses, or registrations, age and experience requirements, payment of fees, and may also provide for such limitations and exemptions as the commissioner finds necessary and proper. In the case of blasters and pyrotechnicians, such regulations may require fingerprinting, and in the case of users of radioactive material, such regulations may require the posting of a bond or other security.
3. Any member of a blaster examining board, crane operating examining board or other board created pursuant to rules and regulations of the commissioner to implement this article shall serve without salary or other compensation.
4. The laser operating examining board is hereby abolished and any reference to the laser operating examining board, in law or regulation, shall be deemed a reference to the commissioner of labor. Any inconsistent regulation or part thereof shall be deemed repealed as of the effective date of this subdivision.