Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. (HB805)
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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. The measure directs the standards to apply to all indoor and outdoor places of employment and require employers to provide water, shade or a climate-controlled environment, rest periods of 15 to 45 minutes per hour, training, and emergency response procedures. The standards are also directed to require employers in certain industries to implement high-heat procedures when the temperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer. The measure requires employers to pay employees one additional hour of pay at his regular compensation for each workday that it fails to provide the employee with a required rest period. The measure authorizes a person to bring a court action based on a violation in which he may seek to obtain injunctive relief; to recover damages of $500 or actual monetary loss, whichever is greater; or both. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104780D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce |
| 01/16/2020 | Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 01/28/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
| 01/30/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Labor and Commerce |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Labor and Commerce |
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