Protect workers from dangerously hot temperatures

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Climate change is making heat waves stronger, longer-lasting, and more frequent. These heat waves pose a huge danger to anyone who works outside or in buildings without air conditioning. Exposure to extreme heat can cause heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and even death if no precautions are taken and people don’t receive the necessary care if they fall ill.

Only a few states have regulations in place to protect people from high-heat working conditions, but a new proposal by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration could ensure many more workers are protected across the country from extreme heat.

Tell the federal government that as climate change makes heat waves more common, to mandate employers protect the health and safety of workers in hot conditions.

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A man takes his construction hat off to cool down on a hot day