Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. (HB1610)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
✗	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board to adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards designed to protect employees from heat illness while engaged in outdoor work. The measure directs the standards to require employers to provide water, shade, 10-minute rest periods, training, observation or monitoring, and emergency response procedures and to adopt and maintain a heat illness prevention plan. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

Date	Action
01/16/2020	Committee
01/16/2020	Presented and ordered printed 20103161D
01/16/2020	Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
01/21/2020	Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
02/04/2020	Impact statement from DPB (HB1610)
02/11/2020	Left in Labor and Commerce