This bill would prevent the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed workplace heat safety standard that was published in August 2024. The rule was designed to protect workers in both outdoor and indoor settings from heat-related injuries and illnesses. The legislation would block this specific regulation and any substantially similar standards from taking effect. The bill does not include any funding provisions or specific timelines, but rather serves as a blanket prohibition on the heat safety rule. This affects workers across all industries who would have been covered by the heat standard, as well as employers who would have been required to comply with new heat injury prevention requirements.
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