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S 1736

Establishes the small wholesaler liquor license

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Pat Fahy

Establishes the Board of Hoisting Machinery Regulations within the Dept. of Public Safety to set licensing rules and oversee apprentice and operator licenses for hoisting gear.

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Bill Summary · S 1736

Summary — S.1736 (Senate No. 1736) — Board of Hoisting Machinery Regulations

Note on metadata: the materials provided contain inconsistent metadata (alternate titles, sponsors, and committee actions). The full bill text attached is Massachusetts Senate No. 1736 (filed 1/7/2025) and would amend Chapter 146, §53A of the Massachusetts General Laws to create a “board of hoisting machinery regulations.” This summary follows the bill text.

Purpose

To establish a statutorily authorized board within the Department of Public Safety to set classifications, licensing criteria, and regulatory procedures for hoisting machinery (e.g., cranes, derricks, similar equipment) and to oversee apprentice operator licensing and related enforcement.

Key provisions

  • Board established: "Board of Hoisting Machinery Regulations" within the Department.
  • Membership and appointment:
    • Six members appointed by the Governor with Council advice and consent for four-year terms.
    • Composition:
    • Chief inspector of the department (chair; nonvoting except to break ties).
    • An employee of a public utility actively engaged in hoisting machinery operations.
    • A member from a private construction contractor actively engaged in hoisting machinery operations.
    • A safety trainer authorized by the department to conduct continuing education for hoisting licenses.
    • An expert in OSHA who is actively involved in hoisting machinery-related operations.
    • A representative from an International Union of Operating Engineers local with MA jurisdiction, with at least five years’ recent hoisting experience.
  • Rulemaking authority:
    • Board empowered to promulgate rules under the Administrative Procedure Act (chapter 30A) to:
    • Classify hoisting machinery.
    • Establish criteria/procedures for issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of licenses — including apprentice operator licenses.
  • Licensing standards:
    • Criteria to include training and experience appropriate to machinery categories.
    • Apprentices must register with the apprenticeship council in the Department of Labor Standards.
    • Apprentice license holders may operate machinery only under the guidance and supervision of a licensed operator for that category.
  • Enforcement grounds:
    • A final adjudication of violation of federal/state occupational safety and health laws, or Department rules, may be grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses.
  • Administration and staffing:
    • Board may transact business with a majority present.
    • May (subject to appropriation and commissioner approval) hire an executive secretary (not subject to chapter 31 civil service) and other clerical/technical staff.

Who is affected

  • Employers and workers in construction, utilities, and other industries using hoisting machinery.
  • Apprentices and licensed hoisting operators.
  • Safety trainers and apprenticeship programs.
  • The Department of Public Safety and Department of Labor Standards (apprenticeship registration).
  • Relevant labor unions (IUOE local members).

Process / timeline notes

  • Board regulations must be adopted under chapter 30A (public rulemaking), which typically involves public notice and comment and adoption steps.
  • Governor/Council appointment process for board members; terms are four years.
  • The text replaces existing Section 53A of Chapter 146 (i.e., updates current statutory framework).

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