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New Rulings Could Block OSHA Use Of Longstanding Heat Danger Guide


August 7, 2020 at 04:31 PM
Several recent administrative law judge (ALJ) rulings scrapping OSHA citations against the Postal Service (USPS) for exposing mail carriers to excessive heat could end the agency’s longstanding reliance on a National Weather Service (NWS) guide for determining the severity of heat exposures.

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