A Guy Named Brian (he/him)Dec 1, 2024

“As the Northern Hemisphere suffered through another hottest summer on record, OSHA issued draft rules meant to protect workers from extreme heat.

The rules are three years in the making, so far, but are likely to stall out within days after January 20. Worker advocates expect the rule to be placed in cold storage once Donald Trump takes power.”

#ClimateCrisis #HeatRule #OSHA #PublivHealth #Politics #USPolitics #WorkerProtections #ElectionsMatter

https://theintercept.com/2024/11/25/heat-rule-osha-worker-rights-trump/

Biden Made “Record Time” on Worker Protections for Heat. Trump Could Quickly Stamp Them Out.

An OSHA heat rule was one of the few to have broad public support, but Biden slow-rolled it, and Trump could kill it altogether.

The Intercept
Show threadCelloMom On CarsJul 24, 2024

Unsurprisingly:

"Powerful industry groups are already working to limit the reach of a rule they view as burdensome, redundant and expensive.

Even if a Democrat wins the White House, other hurdles remain. Emboldened by recent decisions chipping away at the federal government’s authority to address climate change and worker safety, Republican attorneys general would probably take the heat rules to court."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/08/biden-heat-labor-rules-osha-map/
#OSHA #HeatRule #ExtremeHeat

The U.S. has a plan to protect workers from heat. Here’s who it would safeguard

A Post analysis finds that 500,000 agricultural workers and 4.3 million construction workers nationwide could be affected by the OSHA proposal, if it is finalized.

The Washington Post