Tighter Heat-Illness Prevention Regulations soon to Take Effect

Amended heat-illness prevention regulations that tighten the requirements for California employers to provide workers with shade and access to water are expected to take effect on May 1, the Department of Industrial Relations announced. Prior to the proposed amendments by the state Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, which were initially made in February of this year, there had been 109 known heat-related fatalities across the nation between 2008 and 2012. A quarter of which happened in California, according to data released through the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Admi...