The Biden Administration announced today that OSHA will be developing worker protection standards for heat exposure and a national emphasis program for heat exposure inspections prioritizing fields like construction and agriculture. Analysis to come once OSHA publishes its NOPR, expected next month. We will be on the look-out for it.....
According to Politico, extreme heat kills more workers than any other climate-related condition.
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