If finalized, the measure would protect an estimated 36 million U.S. workers from injuries related to heat exposure on the job
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning – as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories – that high temperatures are the country’s leading weather-related killer.
Biden used his remarks at the DC Emergency Operations Centers to blast those Republican lawmakers who deny the existence of climate change, saying, “It’s not only outrageous, it’s really stupid.” Biden noted that there are human and financial costs from climate change, saying that weather-inflicted damage last year cost the economy $90 billion.
In addition, FEMA was announcing $1 billion in grants to help communities deal with natural disasters, while the Environmental Protection Agency was releasing a new report on climate change’s impacts. Lastly, Biden said his administration would hold a conference titled “White House Summer on Extreme Heat” in the coming months.
Under the proposed rule, employers would be required to identify heat hazards, develop emergency response plans related to heat illness, and provide training to employees and supervisors on the signs and symptoms of such illnesses. They would also have to establish rest breaks, provide shade and water, and heat acclimatization – or the building of tolerance to higher temperatures – for new workers.
As the hottest month of the year gets under way, millions of Americans will be at greater risk of heat strokes, dangerous dehydration and heat-related heart stress.
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