Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 12, 2021)
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021
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 happenedApr 12, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 12, 2021
- Apr 12, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Apr 12, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate