Authorities Getting Serious About Heat Protection

New York City and Colorado are moving ahead with workplace heat protections as employers face an increasingly fragmented patchwork of state and local requirements, while a federal heat standard remains unfinished. With nine states now having policies in place, the moves are a sign that employers everywhere should take notice of the heat dangers facing workers, experts say. “Heat illness prevention is moving from a seasonal workplace safety issue to a more formal compliance and enforcement issue,” said Joy Chin, principal in the Melville, New York, office of law firm Jackson Lewis...