For comparison, Washington Post coverage (registration required)
The proposed regulation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time require employers to monitor workers and provide rest areas and water when the heat index reaches 80 degrees or higher. Employers would also be required to establish heat safety plans. The rule could apply to about 35 million Americans who work both indoors and outdoors, senior administration officials said in a call with reporters on Monday.
Looks like it’ll be handled as OSHA regulations so that should actually get implemented, great to see since it’s only going to get hotter.
They already did more or less. Friday they blew up the Chevron decision which means the court can override rules by regulatory agencies whenever they want.
Oh for fuck’s sake: Clarence Thomas takes aim at a new target: Eliminating OSHA