Delaware House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-23 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act prohibits refineries from placing trailers and other temporary structures intended for use by employees within 1500 feet of refinery process areas and blast zones. Industry standards (American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 753) recommend that such buildings be placed outside of process areas because such of building provide inadequate protection for employees in the event of an explosion, fire or toxic release. This Act expands API Standard 753 to include tents and other lightweight fabric enclosures because such enclosures provide even less protection to employees in the event of an emergency. The Act also requires that all portable buildings intended for occupancy by employees be capable of being sealed from liquid and/or toxic gas releases and outside weather and maintained at temperatures safe to the human body.

An Act To Amend Title 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Oil Refineries And Employment Practices.

Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]
Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-23		Stricken
2010-03-16		Reported Out of Committee (LABOR) in House with 8 On Its Merits
2009-06-22		Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/46c1603f343ac481852575d8005ad937?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+259/$file/legis.html?open