STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1361-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 144

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 144, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO MEET OR EXCEED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION POSITION BENCHMARKS FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH AND CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM IN THE STATE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to meet or exceed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's position benchmarks for workplace safety and health and conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a construction safety and health program in the State.

 

     The Hawaii Government Employees Association, the Hawaii Laborers' Union, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, and the Hawaii Carpenters Union testified in support of this measure.

 

     The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations provided comments on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 144, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

 

 

		____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair