§ 7-08 Worker Training.
RCNY § 7-08
(a)Training. A registrant must provide annual safety training to all vehicle operators and laborers or helpers who are directly assigned to the collection, removal, transport or disposal of trade waste on the public right-of-way. Such training must include, at a minimum: (1) educating workers on workplace safety requirements; (2) operational instruction on each specific type of equipment used by the employee; and (3) training to address specific public safety hazards associated with collecting, transporting, removing and disposing of trade waste, including but not limited to, training, as applicable, regarding: (a) collision avoidance, including defensive driving and best practices to avoid collisions with pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable road users; (b) pre-trip and post-trip vehicle and equipment inspections; (c) state and local traffic laws, including speed limits, yielding, and bus and bicycle lane restrictions; (d) preventing distracted driving; (e) navigating intersections and turns; (f) backing up a trade waste vehicle; (g) best practices for safe collection stops; (h) container management; (i) hopper operation; (j) fire prevention and response; and (k) transporting and disposing of specialized waste or hazardous materials. Such training must be provided within 90 days after the start of employment or prior to the initial assignment of a worker to a job or task, whichever is earlier.
(b)Additional Driver Training. A registrant must not permit or require any vehicle operator to drive the registrant's vehicles unless, within the past three years, the vehicle operator has completed a defensive driving course approved by the Commission or a state agency that issues driver licenses. (Added City Record 7/7/2021, eff. 8/6/2021)
