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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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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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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.
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Researchers looked at workers' comp claims in 24 states and found that excessive temperatures increased the frequency of injuries, with risks in the South particularly higher.
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Miami-Dade wanted to enact rules, but the new state law prevents cities and counties from doing so. Employers say they want consistency in regulations. Worker advocates call it "outrageous" as summer approaches.