By LNS California Organizer Veronica Wilson
Heat can be deadly for workers whether they are working outdoors or indoors. According to National Council for Safety and Health, COSH, “Extreme heat causes as many as 2,000 worker fatalities in the U.S. each year, and up to 170,000 workers are injured in heat stress-related accidents annually.”
Earlier this year, the Biden Administration directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of Labor to propose a new federal Heat Injury and Illness rule. The worker health and safety group COSH, in partnership with WorkSafe, the Center for Popular Democracy, the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, and other organizations, is leading the “Fired Up for Heat Justice” campaign which is hosting teach-ins and town halls. The public comment period on the proposed heat rule is open until December 30, 2024.
Support OSHA’s heat standard here.
Here are Workers for Heat Justice resources.
Aquí están los recursos de ¡Encendidos! Trabajadores por la Justicia de Calor.