Tag: HERO Act

COVID-19 Designated ‘Airborne Infectious Disease’ Under New York’s HERO Act

By Paul J. Sweeney Sep 15, 2021 COVID-19

Updated: Sep 15, 2021

On September 6, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the state health commissioner had formally designated COVID-19 as a “highly contagious communicable disease that presents a serious risk of harm to the public health” under the state’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). The Act imposes significant occupational health and safety obligations on […]

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New York HERO Act Authorizes Establishment of State COVID-19 Standard

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor May 17, 2021 COVID-19

Updated: May 17, 2021

On May 5, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the HERO Act (S.1034B/A.2681B) into law, authorizing the state’s labor commissioner to establish a workplace safety and health standard for COVID-19 exposures. While the law applies to all workplaces in the state, under current federal regulations (29 CFR 1952.24), New York is only authorized to […]