Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention.
Summary
Employment health and safety standards; heatillness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Boardto adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards designed toprotect employees from heat illness while engaged in outdoor work.The measure directs the standards to require employers to providewater, shade, 10-minute rest periods, training, observation or monitoring,and emergency response procedures and to adopt and maintain a heat illness prevention plan.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Committee
1
Jan 16, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20103161D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Martha M. Mugler
DDemocratic
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