The following is a quote from Aryn Baker’s article, “The Boiling Point,” in the August 14, 2023, issue of Time magazine:
“Protecting outdoor workers from extreme heat is easy, and in most cases, inexpensive. Public Citizen estimates that requiring employers to provide workers with cool water and periodic shaded rest breaks could prevent at least 50,000 injuries and illnesses a year. In 2021, President Joe Biden asked OSHA to draft a federal protocol that would do just that. But OSHA rulemaking is slow, and, meanwhile, opposition is ramping up, led by industry groups that hold that heat protections are too onerous for business.”
Meanwhile, the Republican-led legislature in Texas recently eliminated protections for those working in the heat. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/21/1189179220/amid-a-record-heat-wave-texas-construction-workers-lose-their-right-to-rest-brea
In most states, there are few protections for those working in extreme heat. https://www.axios.com/2023/07/21/worker-heat-protection-osha-regulation
Greene County, Arkansas, Democrats 