What is the Impact on Maintenance/Building Engineer Staff?
The new bill specifically exempts Department of Transportation employees and persons who perform or supervise work which meets both of the following requirements: (a) for the upkeep of an existing property for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the appropriate building inspector or other authority; and (b) to prevent the property from degrading, to maintain the property in its original condition or to maintain the operational soundness of the property, including, without limitation, by repairing components of the property or by replacing components of the property with the same or similar components. However, building owners should err on the side of caution, and mandate training for any employee, temporary or permanent, who could be considered a “construction worker” or “construction supervisor” under the meaning of AB 148 (such as a building maintenance person who also, from time to time, works on constructing or supervising construction of new building components, t
