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   CelloMom On Cars (cellomomoncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 05:04:20 JST CelloMom On Cars

   "The report for the first time included data on heat-related workplace deaths: 986 workers died from exposure to heat in the US between 1992 and 2022, it found, more than one-third of them in the construction sector alone. "

   https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/epas-climate-indicators-report-details-worsening-us-impacts

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     CelloMom On Cars (cellomomoncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Aug-2024 05:04:20 JST CelloMom On Cars

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     Unsurprisingly:

     "Powerful industry groups are already working to limit the reach of a rule they view as burdensome, redundant and expensive.

     Even if a Democrat wins the White House, other hurdles remain. Emboldened by recent decisions chipping away at the federal government’s authority to address climate change and worker safety, Republican attorneys general would probably take the heat rules to court."

     https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/07/08/biden-heat-labor-rules-osha-map/
     #OSHA #HeatRule #ExtremeHeat