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MA Gen L ch 148 § 59 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 148 - Fire Prevention|Section 59 - Display of Street Address Number on Buildings; Use in Enhanced 911 Service

Section 59. Every building in the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, dwellings, apartment buildings, condominiums, and business establishments shall have affixed thereto a number representing the address of such building. Said number shall be of a nature and size and shall be situated on the building so that, to the extent practicable, it is visible from the nearest street or road providing vehicular access to such building.  The state 911 department shall cause such number and the address of such building to be entered into the electronic data base for use in enhanced 911 service as defined in section eighteen A of chapter six A.
MA Gen L ch 148 § 60 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 148 - Fire Prevention|Section 60 - Novelty Lighters; Application of Section

Section 60. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''novelty lighter'' shall mean a mechanical or electrical device manufactured for the purpose of producing a flame to light cigarettes, cigars or pipes and which, due to the physical or audio features of the device, excluding its capability of producing a flame, would reasonably be expected to cause the lighter to be appealing or attractive to a child under the age of 10 including, but not limited to, lighters that resemble a cartoon character, toy, gun, watch, musical instrument, vehicle, animal, beverage, sporting equipment or that is capable of playing musical notes or displaying flashing lights.  (b) Whoever manufactures, offers for sale, sells, exchanges, gives away, stores or transports any novelty lighter shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.  (c) This section shall not apply: (i) to a novelty lighter manufactured before January 1, 1980 and which is considered a collectible item within the collectible trade; (ii) to a disposable or refillable lighter with a logo, label, decal or artwork printed thereon or on heat shrinkable sleeves attached thereto but which does not otherwise resemble a novelty lighter; or (iii) if not intended for sale or use in the commonwealth, to the interstate transportation of a novelty lighter or to the temporary storage of a novelty lighter while in interstate commerce.
MA Gen L ch 148a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 148a - Code Enforcement Officer|Section 1 - Definitions

  Section 1. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:--  "Code violation'', a violation of the state building code, 780 CMR or the State Fire Code, 527 CMR.  "Housing court'', the housing court within the county in which an alleged code violation has occurred, or, if there is no housing court in the county, the district court with jurisdiction of the location in which the alleged code violation occurred.  "Local code enforcement officer'', the head of the fire department as defined in section 1 of chapter 148, or a designee of the head of the fire department who is empowered to enforce the state fire code, or the local building inspector empowered to enforce the building code pursuant to section 3A of chapter 143.  "Municipal hearing officer'', a person appointed by the appointing authority of a municipality to conduct requested hearings of code violations pursuant to this chapter.[ Definition of "Scheduled assessment'' effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  "Scheduled assessment'', the amount of the civil assessment for a particular code violation as determined jointly by the state fire marshal, commissioner of the division of professional licensure, and the chief justices of the district and housing court departments, respectively. A scheduled assessment shall not exceed the maximum assessment or fine established by law for each such violation.[ Definition of "Scheduled assessment'' as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 112 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  "Scheduled assessment'', the amount of the civil assessment for a particular code violation as determined jointly by the state fire marshal, commissioner of the division of occupational licensure, and the chief justices of the district and housing court departments, respectively. A scheduled assessment shall not exceed the maximum assessment or fine established by law for each such violation.  "State code enforcement officer'', in cases involving the state fire code, the marshal as defined in section 1 of chapter 148, or in the case of state building code violations, the state building inspector empowered to enforce the building code pursuant to section 3A of chapter 143.
MA Gen L ch 148a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 148a - Code Enforcement Officer|Section 4 - Standardized Notice of Violation Forms

[ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  Section 4. The state fire marshal, commissioner of the division of professional licensure, the chief administrative justices of the district and housing court departments, respectively, and the president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association board of directors shall jointly prescribe standardized notice of violation forms provided for in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter which shall be uniform throughout the commonwealth. The forms, which may be modified periodically, shall clearly state the procedures, rights and obligations of alleged violators who receive such notices. The commissioner of the division of professional licensure shall provide such forms to be used by local code enforcement officers to each municipality throughout the commonwealth. The charge for each such form shall be no greater than the actual cost incurred by the commissioner to produce such form. Chapter 148A: Section 4. Standardized notice of violation forms [ Text of section as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 115 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  Section 4. The state fire marshal, commissioner of the division of occupational licensure, the chief administrative justices of the district and housing court departments, respectively, and the president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association board of directors shall jointly prescribe standardized notice of violation forms provided for in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter which shall be uniform throughout the commonwealth. The forms, which may be modified periodically, shall clearly state the procedures, rights and obligations of alleged violators who receive such notices. The commissioner of the division of occupational licensure shall provide such forms to be used by local code enforcement officers to each municipality throughout the commonwealth. The charge for each such form shall be no greater than the actual cost incurred by the commissioner to produce such form.
MA Gen L ch 148a § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order|Chapter 148a - Code Enforcement Officer|Section 5 - Fines, Penalties, Assessments

Section 5. All fines, penalties or assessments in actions under this chapter, brought by a local code enforcement officer, shall be paid to the general fund of the city or town in which the violation occurred. Such city or town shall earmark such fines, penalties or assessments collected for enforcement, training and education of fire prevention officers, building inspectors, and the stipend for municipal hearing officers, which shall be not less than $2,500 a year. All fines, penalties or assessments in actions brought under this chapter by a state code enforcement officers shall be paid to the commonwealth and shall be forwarded to the department of fire services as revenue to the General Fund and shall be assigned to the department's retained revenue account for the purposes of enforcement, training and education of state code enforcement officers.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 2 - Enforcement of Chapter

Section 2. The attorney general shall, except as otherwise specifically provided, enforce the provisions of this chapter, and shall have all necessary powers therefor.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 3 - Inspections and Investigations

Section 3. The inspection and investigation carried on by the attorney general shall be a regular and systematic inspection and investigation of all places of employment, other than places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, and the conditions of safety and health pertaining thereto.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 4 - Reports of Diseases

Section 4. The department shall promptly report to the department of public health all cases of disease in industrial establishments affecting the health of the community.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 5 - Investigations of Industrial Conditions; Complaints; Prosecutions

Section 5. The attorney general may investigate conditions existing in any line of industry, and such investigations may be extended outside of the commonwealth to procure information to promote industrial development or to improve industrial conditions. He shall receive all complaints concerning conditions existing in any industry carried on in the commonwealth, or concerning alleged violations of any laws enforced under his direction, and shall thereupon make or direct all needful and appropriate investigations and prosecutions.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6 - Safety Devices and Means to Prevent Accidents and Diseases Generally; Fees for Structural Painting

Section 6. The department shall or the attorney general may investigate, from time to time, employments and places of employment, including, but not limited to, such places where temporary personnel and material elevators are used in construction, reconstruction or renovation of buildings, but excluding places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, and determine what suitable safety devices or other reasonable means or requirements for the prevention of accidents shall be adopted or followed in any or all such employments or places of employment; and also shall or the attorney general may determine what suitable devices or other reasonable means or requirements for the prevention of industrial or occupational diseases shall be adopted or followed in any or all such employments or places of employment; and shall make reasonable rules, regulations and orders for the prevention of accidents and the prevention of industrial or occupational diseases, and rules and regulations pertaining to structural painting made hereunder may provide for the payment of reasonable fees.  The rules and regulations for elevators and for suitable safety devices or other reasonable means or requirements for the prevention of accidents shall also be applicable to self-employed and individual contractors who themselves work at the trade as well as to employees.  Whoever violates any rule, regulation or requirement made by the department under this section or section 6.5 shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. The department or its representative or any person aggrieved, any interested party or any officer of any labor union or association, whether incorporated or otherwise, may file a written complaint with the district court in the jurisdiction of which the violation occurs.  The provisions of this section and of sections three and five shall not apply to any employment or place of employment subject to the provisions of section twenty-eight of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6a - Monitoring, Inspection and Investigation of Work Involving Asbestos

Section 6A. The department shall monitor, inspect and investigate all work, including construction, demolition, alteration or repair, involving any building or structure, including those owned or leased by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or authorities, where such work involves the use or handling of asbestos or material containing asbestos, including the disposal of materials containing asbestos and asbestos contaminated waste. The department may cooperate with the federal government in the furtherance of the provisions of this section and in a manner consistent with section six B of chapter twenty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6b - License for Business Activities Involving Asbestos; Fee

Section 6B. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall enter into, engage in, or work at the business of removal, containment or encapsulation of asbestos or materials containing asbestos, involving any building or structure, including those owned or leased by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or authorities, unless such person, firm, corporation or entity shall have received a license therefor, issued by the commissioner and in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter. The secretary of administration shall determine a fee for such license pursuant to section three B of chapter seven.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6c - Health and Safety of General Public and Asbestos Workers; Rules and Regulations

Section 6C. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations relative to the protection of the general public and the occupational health and safety of workers engaged in the use, handling, removal or disposal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos including, but not limited to, the construction, demolition, alteration or repair of any building or structure, including those owned or leased by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or authorities. Such regulations shall require the adequate instruction and training of workers employed by such contractors. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, instructions in health risks, precautionary measures, protective equipment and other safeguards.  Such regulations shall provide that in order to constitute adequate precautionary measures, protective equipment, or other safeguards within the protective equipment, meet the following requirements:—  (1) Full facepiece Type C supplied-air respirators operated in pressure demand mode equipped with an auxiliary positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus shall be worn whenever airborne fiber concentrations inside the work area are equal to or greater than 10.0 f/cc.  (2) Full facepiece Type C supplied-air respirators operated in pressure demand mode with HEPA filter disconnect protection shall be worn whenever airborne fiber concentrations inside the work area are equal to or greater than 2.0 f/cc and less than 10.0 f/cc.  (3) Full facepiece powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) equipped with HEPA filters shall be worn whenever airborne fiber concentrations inside the work area are less than 2.0 f/cc. A supply of charged replacement batteries, HEPA filters and flow test meters shall be available in the clean room for use with powered air-purifying respirators. Any Type C supplied-air respirator operated in continuous flow may be substituted for a powered air-purifying respirator.  (4) Full-face or half mask air-purifying respirators with HEPA filters shall be worn only during asbestos-associated work, preparation of the work area, performance of repairs (e.g. using glovebag techniques), and final clean up procedures.  Any rule or regulation of the department which incorporates or references a rule, regulation or other proceeding of the federal government related to asbestos or asbestos containing material which is administered pursuant to this chapter shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6d - Complaints by Employees Relating to Asbestos; Retaliation by Employer

Section 6D. No employee shall be penalized by an employer in any way as a result of such employee's filing of a complaint or otherwise providing notice to the department in regard to the occupational health and safety of such employee or other workers engaged in the use, handling, removal or disposal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6d1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6d1/2 - Employer Required to Reimburse Health Safety Net Trust Fund; Retaliation by Employer Prohibited

Section 6D1/2. No employee shall be penalized by an employer as a result of such employee's filing of an application to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund or otherwise providing notice to the executive office of health and human services or to a health care provider in regard to the need for health care services for that employee that results in the employer being required to reimburse the fund in whole or in part.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6e - Violations of Workplace Standards Relating to Asbestos; Cease and Desist Orders

Section 6E. The commissioner, upon determination that there is a violation of any workplace standard relative to the protection of the general public and the occupational health and safety of workers or of any standard or requirement of licensure, may order any work site to be closed by way of the issuance of a cease and desist order enforceable in the appropriate courts of the commonwealth. For purposes of such cease and desist order, the work site may include the area where asbestos related work is being performed and other areas of the building or structure which the commissioner determines may be hazardous to the health and safety of workers or the general public as a result of such asbestos work.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6f - Penalties for Violations of Secs. 6b to 6e

Section 6F. Any person, firm, corporation or other entity which violates any provision of sections six B to six E, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than fifteen hundred dollars for each such offense. Such violation may be cause for denial, revocation or suspension of a license subject to the determination of the commissioner.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 6g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 6g - Release or Waiver of Damages Caused by Asbestos

Section 6G. No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall require any other person, firm, corporation or entity to execute a release or waiver of damages caused by exposure to asbestos or asbestos related materials. Any such release or waiver shall be void as against public policy.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 7 - Committees for Investigations and Recommendation of Regulations

Section 7. The commissioner, assistant commissioner and associate commissioners of the department may appoint committees, on which employers and employees shall be represented, to make such investigations and recommend rules and regulations.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 8 - Notices and Hearings Before Adoption of Regulations and Orders; Effective Dates

Section 8. Before adopting any rule or regulation under section six, a public hearing shall be given, and not less than ten days before the hearing a notice thereof shall be published in at least three newspapers, of which one shall be published in Boston. Such rules or regulations, when approved by the associate commissioners and the assistant commissioner, shall, subject to section thirty-seven of chapter thirty, take effect thirty days after such approval or at such later time as the associate commissioners and the assistant commissioner may fix. Before adopting any order a hearing shall be given thereon, of which a notice of not less than ten days shall be given to the persons affected thereby.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 9 - Appeals; Suspensions Pending Hearings; Enforcement of Orders; Other Remedies

Section 9. Any person affected by an order, rule or regulation of the department may appeal to the associate commissioners within such time as they by vote may fix, but not less than ten days after notice of the order or the taking effect of the rules or regulations. The associate commissioners shall thereupon give a hearing, and thereafter may amend, suspend or revoke such order, rule or regulation. Pending the hearing the commissioner may suspend the order, rule or regulation appealed from. Any person aggrieved by an order approved by the associate commissioners may appeal to the superior court within fifteen days after the date of approval. The superior court may annul the order if it is found to exceed the authority of the department, and upon petition of the commissioner may enforce all valid orders issued by the department. This section shall not deprive any person of any other lawful remedy.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 10 - Entry of Places of Employment for Investigations

Section 10. In order to make investigations under section six, members or employees of the department or the attorney general's office may at any time enter places of employment, other than places of employment of persons engaged in domestic service in the home of the employer, when being used for business purposes.