A California workplace safety board Thursday approved a long-delayed rule requiring most employers to reduce the risks of extreme heat for indoor workers. It applies to all employers except state ...

California has had heat standards on the books for outdoor workers since 2005, and rules for indoor workplaces have been in development since 2016 — delayed, in part, because of the covid pandemic.

Under the new rule, employers are required to allow workers to take cool ... working conditions from indoor heat exposure,” said Gonzalez, the California Labor Federation president, in her ...

In 2016, the California Legislature turned its attention to indoor conditions, directing Cal/OSHA to develop an indoor heat standard ... protect outdoor workers, but the rule-making process ...

As California temperatures rise, employers are being urged to take proactive steps to protect workers from the dangers of ...

California has suffered through deadly heat spells such as in 2020 ... 2021 that it would begin developing such rules to protect indoor and outdoor workers. California and other states have ...

Cal/OSHA released a draft proposal to revise the outdoor and indoor heat illness prevention regulations (8 CCR Sections 3395 ...

California workers rally in Sacramento to push for stronger health and safety enforcement systems due to rising climate ...

A record heat wave stretching from California to ... are objecting to the rule making proposal, saying the question of what heat conditions are safe for workers is a complex question not easily ...

While cities across the country have passed rules to help workers like ... Minnesota’s protections only apply to indoor workers while California’s heat protections include both indoor and ...

Here are the key points about this proposed heat standard: 1. Scope and Purpose: The proposed rule aims to protect both indoor and outdoor workers from heat-related illnesses and fatalities.