§ 27-a. Safety and health standards for public employees. 1.\nDefinitions. As used in this section:\n * a. "Employer" means the state, any political subdivision of the\nstate, a public authority or any other governmental agency or\ninstrumentality thereof.\n * NB Effective until enactment of legislation by the state of New\nJersey\n * a. "Employer" means the state, any political subdivision of the\nstate, a public authority, a bi-state authority utilizing its own police\nofficers or firefighters or any other governmental agency or\ninstrumentality thereof.\n * NB Effective upon enactment of legistlation by the state of New\nJersey\n b. "Employees" means persons permitted to work by an employer.\n c. "Authorized employee representative" means an employee authorized\nby the employees or the designated representative of an employee\norganization recognized or certified to represent the employees pursuant\nto article fourteen of the civil service law.\n * d. "Public employee" means any employee of the state, any political\nsubdivision of the state, a public authority or any other governmental\nagency or instrumentality.\n * NB Effective until enactment of legislation by the state of New\nJersey\n * d. "Public employee" means any employee of the state, any political\nsubdivision of the state, a public authority, a bi-state authority\nutilizing its own police officers or firefighters or any other\ngovernmental agency or instrumentality.\n * NB Effective upon enactment of legislation by the state of New\nJersey\n e. "System components" means life safety harness, belts, ascending\ndevices, carabiners, descent control devices, rope grab devices and\nsnap-links.\n 2. Application. A safety or health standard promulgated under the\nprovisions of this section shall apply to every public employee and the\ncommissioner shall have exclusive authority to enforce such standard in\naccordance with the provisions of this chapter, notwithstanding any\nother safety or health standard or any other provision in this chapter\nor in any other general, local or special law or charter. However, this\nsection shall not supersede any inconsistent provision of the education\nlaw, as applied to any school building certified by the commissioner of\neducation as being in compliance with such law, and the regulations\npromulgated pursuant thereto, on the effective date of this section, or\nas applied to any application for certification which is pending before\nthe effective date of this section.\n 3. Duties. a. Every employer shall: (1) furnish to each of its\nemployees, employment and a place of employment which are free from\nrecognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or\nserious physical harm to its employees and which will provide reasonable\nand adequate protection to the lives, safety or health of its employees;\nand (2) comply with the safety and health standards promulgated under\nthis section. In applying this paragraph, fundamental distinctions\nbetween private and public employment shall be recognized.\n b. Every employee shall comply with the safety and health standards\nand all rules, regulations and orders issued pursuant to this section\nwhich are applicable to his own actions and conduct.\n c. The state shall promulgate a plan for the development and\nenforcement of occupational safety and health standards with respect to\npublic employers and employees, in accordance with section eighteen (b)\nof the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public\nLaw 91-596) which provides: "(b) Any State which, at any time, desires\nto assume responsibility for development and enforcement therein of\noccupational safety and health standards relating to any occupational\nsafety or health issue with respect to which a Federal standard has been\npromulgated under section 6 shall submit a State plan for the\ndevelopment of such standards and their enforcement."\n 4. Safety and health standards. a. The commi
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