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Report Urges OSHA To Include Kitchen Workers In Heat-Danger Standard


August 14, 2023 at 06:05 PM
A group that advocates for restaurant workers is urging OSHA to include kitchens in its forthcoming standard for heat danger, escalating labor groups’ recent calls for the rule to extend beyond outdoor job sites and to mandate protections such as sufficient breaks, heat education and acclimatization plans for all employees.

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