OSHA Advances Proposed Standard On Heat Injury, Illness Prevention AICC partner, the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC), has shared an alert regarding a new, proposed Standard on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention. While most of the country has been under a re- cord-breaking heat wave this summer, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has continued to advance its proposed standard for heat injury and ill- ness prevention – giving employers yet another reason to sweat. The agency, which has been working on a heat stress standard since President Biden took office in 2021, re- leased a proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Preven- tion in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” on July 2, 2024. The regulatory text and the full 437 pages of the notice are attached. This is not yet in effect but could very well be in effect later this year.
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Summary of the proposed OSHA Heat Rulemaking: The proposed heat standard covers nearly all employers regulated by OSHA, including those in general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors. All sectors represented within the SBLC. The proposed rule requires employers to develop a “Heat Injury and Illness Preven- tion Plan” with site-specific information to identify, monitor, and control heat hazards in the workplace. The proposed standard requires employers to implement specific control measures if the temperature reaches an Initial Heat Trig- ger (a heat index of 80 degrees) with additional controls required when the temperature reaches a High Heat Trig- ger (a heat index of 90 degrees). If operating under the Initial Heat Trigger (a heat index of 80°F), employers must provide employees with the fol- lowing: • Sufficient amounts of cool drinking water in readily ac- cessible locations; • Paid rest breaks in area(s) with cooling measures; • Indoor work area controls (such as air conditioning or fans); and CONTINUED ON PAGE 42
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