Pacific Northwest strengthens heat protections for workers
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NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press
July 9, 2021
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1of12Farmworkers at Del Bosque Farms take a break from picking melons in Firebaugh, Calif., on Friday, July 9, 2021, where temperatures were expected to surpass 110 degrees this weekend.Terry Chea/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12Farmworkers at Del Bosque Farms stack boxes of melons on a mobile platform in Firebaugh, Calif., on Friday, July 9, 2021, where temperatures were expected to surpass 110 degrees this weekend.Terry Chea/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of12Farmworkers at Del Bosque Farms pick and pack melons on a mobile platform in Firebaugh, Calif., on Friday, July 9, 2021, where temperatures were expected to surpass 110 degrees this weekend.Terry Chea/APShow MoreShow Less
Washington state is latest to pass heat rules for workers - OHS Canada Magazine
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Washington’s new rules take effect Tuesday and update existing mandates that are in place from May through September, when the state’s multibillion-dollar agricultural industry relies on tens of thousands of farmworkers to tend and harvest crops such as apples, cherries, hops and asparagus.
Under the emergency rules, when the temperature is at or above 100 F (38 C), employers must provide shade or another way for employees to cool down and ensure a paid cool-down rest period of at least 10 minutes every two hours.
The state already required employers to provide every outdoor worker with at least a quart of drinking water per hour, offer safety training on outdoor heat exposure and respond to any employee with symptoms of heat-related illness. A new requirement is that the water must be cool.