‘It’s getting hotter’: Bill aims to implement strategies to protect outdoor workers in high temps

The bill calls for the Department of Labor to adopt strategies that can prevent heat exhaustion or heat-related injuries for workers who are outdoors, most of which Sen. Rebecca Rausch says could be overlooked. “It’s getting hotter and it’s getting more dangerous for outdoor workers, and we don’t have any at the moment state or federal OSHA standards for protecting our outdoor workers from heat illness,” said Sen. Rausch.