The bill would require employers when conditions are hot to provide water colder than 61 degrees, paid rest breaks with access to shade, either schedule modifications or task rotation to limit exposure, and access to personal protective equipment. #bill #safety #temperature
“We have to get President [Donald] Trump to understand that investing in the National Weather Service, making sure we have more accurate weather models, could maybe make these types of disasters a thing of the past,” Sorensen told NBC. #funding
“We are crafting another bill. We're in the process of crafting that now, but this [HB]1117 wouldn't have addressed that concern in Deerfield,” said McCombie. #sports