A California State Worker Safety Boardthe United States, will decide this month whether approves regulations to protect internal workers in sweltering warehouses, smoky kitchens and other places of danger amid the high temperatures that hit the region.
The climatic variations in the United States showed their fiercest side during the last two months, with phenomena that left destruction in different parts of the country’s territory and a heat wave that threatens the safety of residents of the west this week.
After the extreme temperatures that broke records in different regions of the state of Nevada and surrounding areas, the authorities begin to take measures to protect the inhabitants. Beyond recommendations to stay hydrated, wear light clothing and apply sunscreen, California’s state worker safety board is considering taking new measures.
The heat wave caused record-breaking extreme temperatures in the west of the country.
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The regulation would require that Workplaces cool below 87°F (31°C) when workers are presentwhile should be cooled below 82°F (28°C) in locations where employees wear protective clothing or are directly exposed to the blazing heat. In schools, and other places that do not have air conditioning systems, Fans, nebulizers, and other methods may be used. to reduce high temperatures.
Likewise, employers would be authorized to take other actions if they cannot sufficiently cool their workplacessuch as providing your employees with water, breaks, cooling vests and areas where they can cool off to take care of their health.
Uncertainty still weighs on some specific points of the new regulations, such as the number of schools that should be equipped to comply with the standards or the reach of school buses, which do not have air conditioning systems. In the state of California, laws for outdoor workers have existed since 2006, while rules for indoor workplaces have been developed since 2016 but have not yet been made official.
When will heat protection measures be voted on in California?
He A vote on possible regulations will be held on June 20 that would be applied during this summer. The measure, which was promoted by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and would put the state of California ahead of the country in the setting heat standardsincludes different actions.
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