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Government Actions Can Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

The Network for Public Health Law

The Network for Public Health Law (the Network) has released a guide on “Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat,” detailing federal, state, and local legal and policy protections for both indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat on the job. with 2023 setting the record for U.S.

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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives

KFF Health News

On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. “Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 30, when the public comment period closes.

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Proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers’ lives

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. Laborers have suffered as summers have grown progressively hotter with climate change. Ramones said.