More than 100 Members of Congress Co-Sponsor Legislation to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
WASHINGTON - In the middle of another sweltering July afternoon, members of Congress, led by Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), flanked by workers and advocates, today re-introduced the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury and Fatality Prevention Act in both the U.S. House and Senate.
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. The mandated standard would include requirements triggered based on exposure thresholds, including hydration, paid and scheduled breaks, an acclimatization plan, and more. The standard would have to be at least as good as the most protective state standard, which is currently California’s, and would cover both indoor and outdoor workplaces, as well as employees, contractors and sub-contractors.
In response, Ernesto Archila, policy director with Public Citizen, issued the following statement:
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