PUBLIC CITIZEN: Tell Congress: Don’t leave workers to die

 

Over the past summer, America experienced the hottest June on record. Then we experienced the hottest July on record (also the hottest month ever recorded). Then we experienced the hottest August on record. Then we experienced the hottest September on record. It wasn’t just hot in one part of the country — 95% of the population suffered through heat index temperatures of 100ºF or higher this past summer. And next summer is predicted to be even hotter. But the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) *doesn’t* yet have a national requirement for employers to protect workers from this deadly heat. Heat stress causes symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, and impaired coordination — leading to injuries from falling off ladders or accidents with tools, ovens, machinery, or pesticides. A national heat standard could save up to 2,000 lives and prevent as many as 50,000 worker injuries every year. Workers can’t afford to wait around while the government slowly considers how to take action! Tell Congress: The heat crisis is only getting worse. Pass legislation without delay that protects America’s workers from heat-related illness, injury, and death by requiring employers to provide water, breaks, and a place to cool off. Thanks for speaking out, George Public Citizen

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