Democrats Urge USPS to Adopt Stricter Worker Heat Protections

Members of Congress are calling on the U.S. Postal Service to implement more stringent workplace protections against heat exposure. In a Thursday letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, 75 House Democrats urged the Postal Service to “immediately implement” the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed rule, which is not yet finalized. The lawmakers said that though the Postal Service already has a heat illness prevention plan, letter carriers continue to report “systemic ...