Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 10, 2019)
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. Excessive heat includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality.
In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections.
What just happenedJul 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 10, 2019
- Jul 10, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Jul 10, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House