SB 160 — Personal Protective Equipment & Meatpackers

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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SECTIONSECTION1. 1.

InInColoradoRevisedStatutes,8-4-101,add(12.5)as Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-4-101, add (12.5) as follows:

(12.5)(12.5)(a) (a)"PERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT "PERSONAL" PROTECTIVEMEANSEQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT, "CLOTHING MEANS,RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENTDEVICES ,CLOTHING,RESPIRATORYDEVICES,PROTECTIVE ,PROTECTIVESHIELDS,ANDSHIELDS ,AND PROTECTIVE BARRIERS________ PROVIDEDCapital BYletters ANor EMPLOYERbold TO& PROTECTitalic ITSnumbers EMPLOYEESindicate AGAINSTnew RECOGNIZEDmaterial HEALTHadded ANDto SAFETYexisting HAZARDSlaw; .

(b)dashes "PERSONALthrough PROTECTIVEwords EQUIPMENTor "DOESnumbers NOTindicate INCLUDE:deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

(I)BARRIERSPROVIDEDBYANEMPLOYERTOPROTECTITSEMPLOYEESAGAINST NRECOGNIZED ONSPECIALTYHEALTH SAFETY TOE PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR , INCLUDING STEEL-TOE SHOES AND STEELTOE BOOTS ,OR NONSPECIALTY PRESCRIPTION SAFETY EYEWEARHAZARDS ,. WHEN THE EMPLOYER PERMITS SUCH FOOTWEAR OR EYEWEAR TO BE WORN OFF THE JOB SITE;

(II)(b) BUILT-IN"PERSONAL METATARSALPROTECTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPMENT PROVIDED"DOES ATNOT ANINCLUDE EMPLOYEE: 'S REQUEST;

(III)(I) LGGINGNONSPECIALTYSAFETY TOEPROTECTIVEFOOTWEAR ,INCLUDING STEEL TOE SHOESANDSTEEL -TOE BOOTS ,ORNONSPECIALTYPRESCRIPTION SAFETY EYEWEAR ,WHEN THE EMPLOYER PERMITS SUCH FOOTWEAR OR EYEWEAR TO BE WORN OFF THE JOB SITE ;

(IV)(II) EVERYDAYCLOTHINGB ,SUCHASLONGUILTIN SLEEVEDSHIRTSMETATARSAL ,LONG PANTS ,STREET SHOES,AND NORMAL WORK BOOTS ;AND (V) O RDINARY CLOTHING ,SKIN CREAMS,OR OTHER ITEMS USED SOLELY FOR PROTECTION FROMPROVIDED WEATHERAT ,SUCHAN ASEMPLOYEE WINTERS COATSREQUEST ,; JACKETS GLOVES ,PARKAS RUBBERBOOTS ,HATS,RAINCOATS ,ORDINARY SUNGLASSES ,AND SUNSCREEN .

SECTION(III) 2.LOGGING BOOTS ;

In(IV) ColoradoE RevisedVERYDAY Statutes,CLOTHING 8-4-105,,SUCH amendAS (1)(b)andLONG (2)-SLEEVED asSHIRTS follows:,LONG PANTS ,STREET SHOES ,AND NORMAL WORK BOOTS ;AND (V) O RDINARY CLOTHING , SKIN CREAMS , OR OTHER ITEMS USED SOLELYFORPROTECTIONFROMWEATHER SUCHASWINTERCOATS ,JACKETS, GLOVES , PARKAS , RUBBER BOOTS , HATS , RAINCOATS , ORDINARY SUNGLASSES ,AND SUNSCREEN .

-2-SECTION2. 160 8-4-105.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,8-4-105,amend(1)(b) and (2) as follows:

8-4-105.

(b) Deductions for loans, advances, goods or services, and equipmentequipmentorproperty, orORANYOTHERTHINGTHATPRIMARILYBENEFITSAN property, ANY OTHER THING THAT PRIMARILY BENEFITS AN EMPLOYEE ,,WHICH WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT , provided by an employer to an employee pursuant to a written agreement between such employer and employee, so long as it is enforceable and not in violation of law;

(2) EEXCEPT XCEPT FOR A DEDUCTION MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (1)(a), (1)(a.OR,(1)(d)OF(1)(a.5OR (1)(d)OF THIS SECTIO,SECTION , nothing in this PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 26-160 section authorizes a deduction below the applicable minimum wage.

(1) ASA S USED IN THIS SECTIO,UNLESSSECTION ,UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :

(a) "EMPLOYEE ""MEANSANEMPLOYEEENGAGEDINTHESLAUGHTER MEANS AN EMPLOYEE ENGAGED IN THE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK OR THE RENDERING OR PACKAGING OF MEAT .

(b) "EMPLOYER"E MPLOYER " MEANS AN EMPLOYER WITH FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE EMPLOYEES IN THE STATE.STATE .

(2) ANEMPLOYERSHALLNOTUNREASONABLYDENYANEMPLOYEEA N EMPLOYER SHALL NOT UNREASONABLY DENY AN EMPLOYEE THE USE OF A RESTROOM DURING COMPENSABLE TIME .

(3) THEDIVISIONMAYFINEANEMPLOYERONEHUNDREDDOLLARST PEREMPLOYEEFOREACHVIOLATIONOFSUBSECTIONHE (2)OFTHISSECTIONDIVISION .MAY FINE AN EMPLOYER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE FOR EACH VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (2)OF THIS SECTION.

TTHE HE FINE IMPOSEDPURSUANTIMPOSED TOTHISSUBSECTIONPURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (3)MUST NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER EMPLOYEE PER WEEK .

-3-SECTION 1604. SECTION4.

Applicability.ThisactappliestoconductoccurringApplicability. on or after the effective date of this act.

This act applies to conduct occurring on or after the effective date of this act.

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 26-160 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-4-____________________________ 160____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 26-160