Los Angeles — OSHA administrator Doug Parker is urging employees to supply suggestions on the company’s proposed rule geared toward defending them from heat-related diseases each indoors and outside.
“Not only talking about the need for the rule,” Parker stated throughout a Sept. 5 webinar hosted by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, “but how we can make the rule better would be really, really helpful from workers. These are conversations that are often dominated by industry organizations. Workers’ voices on these issues are critical.”
Parker gave examples of useful input:
- How heat sickness prevention works within the “real world.”
- How employees deal with heat.
- Examples of heat sickness prevention successes.
OSHA printed a discover of proposed rulemaking on Aug. 30 and is accepting public remark till Dec. 30. An estimated 36 million employees could be lined below the rule.
Four units of worker testimonies given in the course of the webinar can be added to the remark docket, National COSH Executive Director Jessica Martinez famous.
“We need a federal standard, a national standard, one that protects us from extreme heat,” Martinez stated in the course of the webinar. “And it should not depend on where you live. Every worker deserves safety. We need everyone to speak up during the public comment period to ensure the strongest protections for workers.”
