AGs Urge Swift Action on OSHA Heat Safety Standards

Attorneys general for six states petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to take swift action to implement national heat standards for indoor and outdoor workers. OSHA in October issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to start accepting comments from stakeholders about the pending rules. The notice followed President Joe Biden's announcement that the federal workplace safety regulator would be implementing new heat standards for workers throughout the country. Attorneys general from California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylva...