Existing regulations establish heat illness prevention standards for outdoor workers. The regulations include requirements for providing sufficient drinking water at no charge to the employee, allowing for recovery or "cool down" periods, providing shade when the temperature exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and creating written safety standards. Senate Bill 1167 expands California's heat illness regulations to protect indoor employees. The bill requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to propose by July 1, 2019, a heat illness and injury prevention standard applicable to indoor workers that minimizes heat-related illness and injury among such persons.
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