As the weather gets hotter, Florida lawmakers continue advancing a bill to prevent cities and counties from creating their own heat safety rules for workplaces
from hazardous conditions and we will. those states where they do not, i m going to be calling them out where they refuse to protect these workers in this awful heat. the secretary of labor will increase inspections in high risk industries like construction and agriculture. this work builds on a national standard of the labor department is developing for workforce and workplace heat safety rules. meanwhile, the u.s. forest service will award more than $1 billion in grants to help cities and towns plant trees that in the long-term will help repel the heat and expand access to green spaces so families have a place to go to cool off and bring down the temperature in cities. the department of housing and urban development is spreading billions to communities to make buildings more efficient and to make more heat make them more heat resistant, opening cooling
In response to hotter summers and increased wildfires, both Oregon and Washington have recently passed legislation aimed at keeping workers safe in these conditions. Oregon’s OSHA.
In response to hotter summers and increased wildfires, both Oregon and Washington have recently passed legislation aimed at keeping workers safe in these conditions. Oregon’s OSHA.