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Oregon Floats Permanent Heat Standard As OSHA Weighs National Rule


February 8, 2022 at 06:55 PM
Oregon’s worker safety agency has released its long-awaited proposal for a permanent heat illness prevention standard as part of a broader state effort to mitigate the impacts of climate change that also includes a workplace standard for wildfire smoke exposure, just as OSHA is conducting its own outreach for a nationwide heat stress rulemaking.

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