GOP advance bill to bar OSHA from requiring heat safety

[PartySick 173,270]

The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee advanced House Resolution 6213, which seeks to prohibit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from adopting the federal indoor and outdoor heat protection standards proposed in 2024, as well as any substantially similar rule.

OSHA's proposed standard would establish nationwide requirements for employers to implement heat illness prevention programs, including providing water and rest breaks, developing acclimatization plans for new employees, and adopting procedures to recognize and respond to heat-related illnesses.

X

A couple weeks old news but as someone who's been living in a climate that has hit a "real feel" in the triple digits (over 38°C) every single day since April, this is cartoonishly evil and very on brand for Republicans

[NeanderthalDavid 831]

Oooof I work with people in unions, hvac, and building automation. This won’t fare well with them. 🤡

 

this summer alone we received so many complaints of heat and getting safety equipment to withstand that and that’s in Colorado, a state with not so severe heat waves like Texas or Arizona…. Yet still severe enough because of elevation. Like major yikes.

Edited 2 hours ago by NeanderthalDavid

[PartySick 173,270]

7 minutes ago, NeanderthalDavid said:

Oooof I work with people in unions, hvac, and building automation. This won’t fare well with them. 🤡

 

this summer alone we received so many complaints of heat and getting safety equipment to withstand that and that’s in Colorado, a state with not so severe heat waves like Texas or Arizona…. Yet still severe enough because of elevation. Like major yikes.

Right, I'm imagining everyone from roofers to cart pushers at grocery stores suddenly finding themselves with nothing to fall back on.

They pass out from the heat, potentially suffer lasting damage or even death, and if there were no standards or rules in place, holding their employer liable would be much harder.

I stg Republicans despise anyone who isn't a multi-billionaire pedo.

[Ladle Ghoulash 54,516]

I am just profoundly sick of this ****.

[PartySick 173,270]

6 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I am just profoundly sick of this ****.

Come be excited about the FL Democratic primary for senate with me. The progressive is winning.

[EART HL I NG 1,418]

1 hour ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I am just profoundly sick of this ****.

Engrave this on every surface possible

[Morphine Prince 109,729]

The working class is getting everything they voted for.