DOL Starts Rulemaking on Heat Protection Rules

The U.S. Department of Labor is publishing an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for heat injury and illness prevention standards today. The department said the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration does not have specific rules for hazardous heat conditions and that the action will begin the process of creating a heat-specific workplace safety rule. “As we continue to see temperatures rise and records broken, our changing climate affects millions of America's workers who are exposed to tough and potentially dangerous heat,” U.S. Department of Labor Secreta...