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Committee backs new safety requirements for scuba‑based aquatic weed removal after families testify about two drownings
Summary
Senate File 1346 would tighten worker safety requirements for contractors using scuba gear in aquatic plant management, adding training and equipment standards and DNR permit conditions. The committee adopted amendments and recommended the bill to pass to finance after testimony from the families of two men who died while working.
The Senate Committee on the Environment, Climate and Legacy on March 6 voted to recommend passage of Senate File 1346, legislation that would add workplace safety requirements for aquatic plant management when scuba equipment is used.
The bill’s author told the committee the measure responds to two recent preventable deaths of young workers. Family members of the two men — identified in committee testimony as Brady Ani and Joseph Anderson — described failures in employer training and supervision and urged lawmakers to approve the bill before the spring work season.
Senate File 1346…
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