While not likely to pass right now, it’s good they’re elevating this issue: “Named for Asunción Valdivia, a worker who died in 2004 after picking grapes for ten hours straight in 105-degree temperatures, the bill directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish effective heat standards to protect workers.”

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https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/more-than-100-members-of-congress-co-sponsor-legislation-to-protect-workers-from-extreme-heat