Labor/Employment,
Administrative/Regulatory
Oct. 1, 2021
Federal response to climate change: Turn the heat up on employers
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the White House conveyed, in an announcement on Sept. 20, that OSHA will work together with the Biden administration to craft an enforcement initiative on heat-related hazards, a National Emphasis Program on heat inspections, and draft legislation on a workplace heat standard.
Sarah G. Bennett
Associate
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Phone: (303) 501-0512
Email: sbennett@fisherphillips.com
In an age where we can set the temperature of our air conditioning and even our coffee mugs with a cellphone, how is it that there is no federal standard protecting workers from the heat, and only three states that have enacted such standards? As regulations continue to shift due to climate change, employers should anticipate further regulations and enforcement shifts regarding high heat conditions.
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