Show threadGlacierwatchAug 24, 2025

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#Glacierwatch #Heatwaves #Heatprotection #ClimateCrisis #GLOF #Glaciers

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Show threadCelloMom On CarsApr 3, 2024

Positive and welcome change!
May this ordinance be copied everywhere.

#Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring #HeatProtection for outdoor workers

"Unanimously passed ordinance makes employers give contractors access to rest, shade, water and air conditioning in hottest US city.

The rule applies to city contractors and their subcontractors who work outdoors, including construction and airport workers."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/27/phoenix-workers-heat-protection-law

Show threadCelloMom On CarsAug 9, 2023

"California regulations call for high-heat procedures to kick in once temperatures reach 95°F. Washington State was the next to adopt #HeatProtection standards in 2008, followed by Colorado and Oregon in May 2022. Since then, efforts to protect workers elsewhere have been largely stalled.

A federal standard would, of course, apply nationwide. The prospect galvanizes the opposition. "

The truth is, lost productivity from heat is expensive too.

https://time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/

Extreme Heat Is Endangering America's Workers—and Its Economy

This summer's extreme heat is putting into relief the risks faced by the U.S.'s 50 million outdoor workers—and, as a result, its economy.

Time
CelloMom On CarsAug 2, 2023

"Business groups and lobbyists have aggressively opposed efforts at state and federal levels to enact #HeatProtection standards for workers.

The powerful American Farm Bureau Federation has objected to the proposal.
The Construction Industry Safety Coalition (#CISC) said its members have “significant concerns”. "

#ExtremeHeat #labor #ClimateChange
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/heat-protections-workers-big-business-lobbies

Big business lobbies against heat protections for workers as US boils

It could take years for the federal regulator Osha to set new heat rules as excessive temperatures are killing Americans at work

The Guardian
Martha CrimsonJul 18, 2022
Here's one of the things I do to battle the heat. I tape reflective foil on one side of a cardboard panel, and patterned adhesive plastic on the other. I use the panels to cover my windows on the sunny side. The foil is a cheap 1st aid reflective blanket - it won't accumulate heat the way alu foil would. The plastic reinforces the panel, fastens the foil, and makes the thing look nicer. The latter is important since you'll stare at these things for several days.
#Heatwave #HeatProtection #heat