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Industry Groups Urge OSHA to Craft Tailored, ‘Flexible’ Heat Illness Rule


January 27, 2022 at 06:08 PM
Manufacturing and food safety groups are urging OSHA to consider a narrow heat-illness prevention standard limited to outdoor work settings that provides employers “flexibility” to conduct individualized heat hazard assessments based on regional climate and worksite conditions, and in light of available monitoring technology.

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