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

KFF Health News

“Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Laborers have suffered as summers have grown progressively hotter with climate change. ” If they didn’t feel safe, they could change jobs.

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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. Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. If Harris is president, Barab said, the agency may finish the process by 2026.