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(DIR) Post #AjBqq8E7D1Ximi5XUW by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-09T11:34:38Z
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#ExtremeHeat Is Endangering America's Workers—and Its Economy"Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C., based consumer rights advocacy group, estimates that extreme heat contributes to between 600 and 2,000 deaths a year, along with 170,000 injuries, making heat one of the three main causes of death and injury in the American #workplace.In most American states, you can be fined for leaving a dog outside without water or shade." [Workers don't have such protection].https://time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/
(DIR) Post #AjBqq9E9UNANt775Bg by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-09T11:36:58Z
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"Protecting outdoor workers from extreme heat is easy, and in most cases, inexpensive. Requiring employers to provide workers with cool #water and periodic shaded #rest breaks could prevent at least 50,000 injuries and illnesses a year."“There’s often a perception that people from hot countries are able to deal with hot temperatures. It’s just simply untrue. It’s a racist belief that underpinned slavery that we still see in our agricultural system now.” https://time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqA3YPGHcSXA8J6 by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-09T11:38:47Z
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"California regulations call for high-heat procedures to kick in once temperatures reach 95°F. Washington State was the next to adopt #HeatProtection standards in 2008, followed by Colorado and Oregon in May 2022. Since then, efforts to protect workers elsewhere have been largely stalled.A federal standard would, of course, apply nationwide. The prospect galvanizes the opposition. "The truth is, lost productivity from heat is expensive too.https://time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqAZ6VxWK2NvKU4 by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-10T11:13:20Z
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In #Japan, where the work force is aging (and where older people are held in high regard), employers' attitude is very different:"In a prefab building adjacent to the construction site, an air-conditioned room was cooled to around 18 C, and the workers were free to drop in and take a rest whenever they needed. A water cooler and a freezer full of ice cubes were available nearby, along with other drinks to keep workers hydrated."https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/07/30/climate-change/climate-change-heat-waves-aging-society/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqB2WkZ3XVdgpLU by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-12T12:56:39Z
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In employer-speak: protecting workers from #ExtremeHeat increases their productivity. It's doing nothing that's expensive."As temperatures reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit, overall #productivity decreases by about a quarter, and when temperatures top 100 degrees, productivity drops off a cliff, plummeting by an incredible 70 percent."https://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/How-Extreme-Temperatures-Could-Melt-The-US-Economy.html
(DIR) Post #AjBqqBe6Ur77OBGpuq by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-14T14:05:53Z
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"Delivery workers are the canaries in the coal mine on the intertwined issues of #ExtremeHeat and #AirPollution. In the coming years, many other sectors—construction, fishing, roofing, farming, landscaping, professional sports, and so on—will be affected by workers’ struggle to stay safe in extremely hot weather and toxic air." The workers must organise. The pandemic has shown what we really think of "essential workers"https://newrepublic.com/article/174946/outdoor-workers-climate-victims-labor-rights
(DIR) Post #AjBqqBoNsdKxu452wK by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-25T12:26:35Z
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A package of measures to protect workers from #heat:– make drinking #water more accessible.– increased #inspections of potentially dangerous workplaces such as farms and construction sites– heightened #enforcement of #HeatSafety violations.– hazard alert notifying employers and employees about ways to stay protected from #ExtremeHeatPlus OSHA is working on workplace heat protection.https://apnews.com/article/biden-extreme-heat-climate-change-osha-d24be7fe0c7bb79bede655db10fe2e00
(DIR) Post #AjBqqCiOWO8khmHmF6 by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-25T13:54:40Z
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"Why breaks, #water, and #shade for a sea of #US workers could trigger the next big labor battle....It goes to show how heat isn’t necessarily what’s making workers sick, Barab says. “It’s really more employers’ refusal to implement measures to protect workers. That’s killing workers.”" #ExtremeHeat #workplacehttps://www.vox.com/23844420/extreme-heat-work-labor-osha-climate-change
(DIR) Post #AjBqqCnMDw6sxAbjyi by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-19T13:48:32Z
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"The site supervisor demanded the police be called and that Infante be drug tested – even after EMTs arrived and said he was showing signs of a #HeatStroke."Sounds like employers urgently need some heat education.https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/business/extreme-heat-texas-worker-deaths-demand-change/index.html
(DIR) Post #AjBqqDeX2Ee1c5UCrQ by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-25T14:00:40Z
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"Business groups and lobbyists have aggressively opposed efforts at state and federal levels to enact #HeaProtection standards for #workers.#FarmWorkers and advocacy groups are also pushing to include heat protections for farm workers in the 2023 farm bill currently being considered by Congress. But with Republicans in control of Congress, such a measure is unlikely to pass." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/31/heat-protections-workers-big-business-lobbies
(DIR) Post #AjBqqE6BNQlKzqQHxY by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-08-31T18:12:39Z
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"A #Texas #UPS driver fell ill while working during a scorching #heatwave and later died."https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-driver-dies-days-after-working-in-heat/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqEfdFd7Qln0bDM by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-09-08T12:43:00Z
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"As temperatures rise further, pay and performance practices currently favoured in some sectors - for example piece work and output targets that discourage workers from taking rest breaks - may prove indefensible. And if an extreme weather event like a tornado destroys a factory, should workers still get paid?"https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/climate-change-adds-workplace-costs-hazards-2023-09-07/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqF5rg66Q59HY6S by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-10-24T13:34:16Z
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Workers are dying from #ExtremeHeat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?Spoiler: because employers put profit before the people who bring in the profit."The campaign was straight from a playbook that industry groups across the country have deployed to fight worker #HeatProtections in recent years: claiming that regulations already address heat illness, businesses already protect workers, and that a one-size-fits-all approach will be costly and ineffective. "https://grist.org/accountability/outdoor-worker-extreme-heat-protections-labor-law-osha/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqFYZxL4TWCiTrM by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-12-26T18:11:01Z
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"As the climate warms and the threat of #ExtremeHeat spreads, #California is poised to protect people who work in poorly ventilated warehouses, steamy restaurant kitchens, and other indoor job sites where temperatures can soar to potentially dangerous levels. The state has had heat standards on the books for outdoor workers since 2005, and indoor workplaces are next."https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/26/climate/california-heat-worker-protections-climate/index.html
(DIR) Post #AjBqqG7JsArPFwyE0e by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2023-12-30T14:03:29Z
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Extreme heat due to #ClimateChange causes a significant number of "work hours lost", leading to cuts in GDP.Projections for #Chinahttps://phys.org/news/2023-12-future-labor-losses-due-stress.html
(DIR) Post #AjBqqGXCJxYoYD4tLU by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-02-21T16:11:31Z
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A 10-minute break every two hours during the hottest part of the year.The right to cool down in the shade at signs of heat illness.The farm must provide clean water, shaded rest areas and nearby bathrooms for all of its workers."These are the strongest set of workplace #heat protections in the United States. They were not put in place by local, state or federal regulators, but by the workers who spent years organizing to push companies to adopt them."https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2024/farmworker-heat-safety-fair-food-program/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqH7i8CleNSA3G4 by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-02-21T16:14:08Z
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The crucial ingredient:"The buyers agree to pay a small premium for produce from farms where workers are protected and blacklist farms that get kicked out of the program. In exchange, they can tout their ethical practices, a selling point with a growing number of consumers worried about who produces their food."https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/interactive/2024/farmworker-heat-safety-fair-food-program/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqHoFa2nMVO41Z2 by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-03-19T21:04:34Z
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#Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers"The measure prohibits local governments from establishing heat protections for outdoor workers. It comes after Miami-Dade County considered a proposal last year that would have compelled construction and agriculture companies to provide water and rest breaks when the #HeatIndex there rises to 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.The new state legislation preempts any such local provisions."https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19032024/florida-legislators-ban-heat-protections-for-outdoor-workers/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqIQtGNhgRE8snA by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-04-03T00:43:41Z
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Positive and welcome change!May this ordinance be copied everywhere.#Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring #HeatProtection for outdoor workers"Unanimously passed ordinance makes employers give contractors access to rest, shade, water and air conditioning in hottest US city.The rule applies to city contractors and their subcontractors who work outdoors, including construction and airport workers."https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/27/phoenix-workers-heat-protection-law
(DIR) Post #AjBqqJ5Iq81uSZ39ma by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-04-13T12:36:10Z
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"In a bill #DeSantis signed Thursday, #Florida, one of the hottest states in the country, local governments will be banned from requiring heat and water breaks for #OutdoorWorkers.It was a direct response to Miami-Dade County's effort to require shade and water for construction, farm and other outdoor workers."https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/desantis-bans-local-governments-from-protecting-workers-from-heat-and-limits-police-oversight-boards-2/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqJj0SVmyRhcrfU by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-04-23T11:57:22Z
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"More than 70% of workers around the world face #ClimateChange-related health risks."• 18,970 lives are lost each year due to occupational injuries attributable to excessive heat;• 26.2 million people with chronic kidney disease related to workplace heat stress;• 860,000 outdoor workers a year die from exposure to air pollution;• 19,000 people die each year from non-melanoma skin cancer from exposure to solar UV radiation.https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/climate-change-earth-day-2024-un-worker-health-risk/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqK9arf3XmA466q by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-04-23T13:56:58Z
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Plus:• more than 300,000 deaths attributed to pesticide poisoning annually• 15,000 work-related deaths every year due to exposure to parasitic and vector-borne diseasesAll this is why the International Labour Organization calls for occupational safety and health considerations to be become part of our climate-change responseshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/climate-change-linked-health-hazards-hits-2-4-billion-workers
(DIR) Post #AjBqqKmaWgFRj6JEtE by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-05-02T13:29:01Z
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The world’s #GarmentWorkers are on the frontlines of climate impactsTo expose how #ClimateChange is impacting workers throughout #fashion’s supply chain, The Fuller Project tracked products from several brands — including Walmart, Primark, H&M, Gap, and Old Navy — across several countries. At each stage, women play a vital role in the global business of fashion yet their livelihoods — and lives — are being increasingly threatened by #ExtremeWeather."https://grist.org/labor/the-worlds-garment-workers-are-on-the-frontlines-of-climate-impacts/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqLQe7kI5jL3EKO by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-06-22T14:10:09Z
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"In 2021, after years of worker activism on the issue, OSHA began the process of developing a ruling on a #heat workplace standard, with the aim to reduce heat-related injuries and death on the job.Historically, some employers and business groups have opposed a mandatory #HeatStandard and have lobbied against it in the past. And if Donald Trump wins the presidency, it would likely upend the standard entirely."https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/356217/osha-federal-workplace-heat-standard-protections
(DIR) Post #AjBqqM8xSzjhwlmcOe by CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2024-06-22T14:16:10Z
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"Yesterday, #California regulators voted to establish #heat protections for indoor workers for the first time.#Florida proactively passed legislation that would block any future local #HeatProtections for workers, and #Texas passed a law to eliminate the bare minimum form of protection, mandated water breaks for construction workers.Most states, though, simply have no laws on the books to address the risk of work-related heat illness."https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/06/heat-working-heat-stress-death/678758/
(DIR) Post #AjBqqMuob418LCApzU by dr2chase@ohai.social
2024-06-22T14:28:22Z
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@CelloMomOnCars it's batshit that Florida passed those laws. On the Gulf Coast (where I grew up) nowadays the wet bulb temperature is as high as 26-27C (the dew point is predicted 75-76F for the whole week). You sweat a whole darn lot in that sort of heat, besides dehydration, you can whack your electrolyte (sodium, potassium), too.