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A state law passed in 2020 requires school districts to monitor outdoor school activities for students showing signs of heat stress.
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Parts of Tampa are 9 degrees hotter than the city's overall forecast on any given day, due to population density and development.
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The city doesn't just react when temperatures soar. It plans months in advance: practicing, talking to vulnerable people, installing air conditioning units and just figuring out what to do when things get nasty.
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The Biden administration released a proposed rule that would require employers to provide such things as water and rest breaks when temperatures top certain thresholds.
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A proposed rule from OSHA would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat.
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When the so-called "feels-like" temperatures reach triple digits, the heat can be deadly. "Heat stroke is most certainly life-threatening," says Dr. Hany Atallah, CMO for Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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U.S. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and others met in Pembroke Pines to discuss heat dangers for workers and efforts to set a federal heat standard.
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In April, OSHA officials drafted an initial framework that unanimously recommended moving forward with talks over federal rules to protect workers.
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With the summer sizzle underway and heat indices in triple digits on most days, the National Weather Service offers important reminders to keep people and pets safe.
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Federal data shows about 2,300 fatalities last summer with death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That's the highest in 45 years of records.