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Cal/OSHA Pressed To Tighten Temperature Triggers For Indoor Heat Rules


May 31, 2023 at 05:22 PM
California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) officials are facing pressure from labor unions, worker-safety advocates and some of the agency’s standards board members to tighten proposed first-time employee-safety rules for heat illness prevention at indoor worksites, primarily by lowering the temperature thresholds that trigger several worker-protection requirements.

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