The Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2023 directs the Secretary of Labor to create new federal workplace safety standards protecting workers from heat-related illness and injury. The bill requires employers to provide a workplace free from dangerous heat conditions and to implement protective measures such as engineering controls, scheduled rest breaks with paid compensation, access to water and cool-down areas, medical monitoring, and employee training. The Secretary must issue an interim heat protection standard within one year of enactment and establish final standards through the standard rulemaking process, with the legislation streamlining procedural requirements to accelerate rule development. The bill affects all employers and workers across industries, with particular emphasis on protecting vulnerable populations like agricultural workers, and requires the Labor Department to track implementation through surveys and reporting to Congress. The legislation authorizes whatever funding is necessary to implement the new standards but does not specify a dollar amount.
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