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N.Y. LAB Law § 283

This is the official text of N.Y. LAB Law § 283, part of New York’s LAB Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LAB Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Smoking

Official statutory text

§ 283. Smoking. 1. No person shall smoke in a factory. A notice of\nsuch prohibition stating the penalty for violation thereof shall be kept\nposted in every entrance hall, elevator, stairhall and room of a factory\nin English, and in such other languages as the fire commissioner of the\ncity of New York in such city and elsewhere the commissioner shall\ndirect.\n 2. The board in its rules may permit smoking in protected portions of\na factory, or in such classes of occupancies where in its opinion the\nsafety of the employees will not be endangered thereby. The fire\ncommissioner of the city of New York in such city and elsewhere the\ncommissioner may issue such permits in accordance with rules adopted by\nthe board.\n 3. The fire commissioner of the city of New York in such city and\nelsewhere the commissioner shall enforce this section.\n

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