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At least three outdoor workers died in California?EUR??,,????'?????< The deaths include a lawn maintenance worker who succumbed while mowing in 100-plus temperatures in Bakersfield on July 19. More than 80 heat-related deaths were recorded statewide during the same period. Cal/OSHA approved the heat stress standard to protect outdoor workers from heat-related deaths and illnesses. It may be the first in the country, acting chief Len Welsh said. The regulation was spurred by a spike in heat-related work incidents last year, when 13 worker deaths occurred. The regulations require employers to provide workers access to filtered drinking water of at least one quart per hour for the entire shift. The standard also requires employers to provide shade for employees suffering from heat illness in addition to training workers and supervisors on the risk factors for heat illness, how to avoid it, the employer?EUR??,,????'?????< California Worker Deaths Joaquin Ramirez, a 38 year-old employee of Raul Hidalgo Lawn Services in Bakersfield, died July 19 after being on the job for only 3 days. Benadino Gomez, a 49-year-old employee of Valley Pool and Plastering in Fresno, Calif., died July 20 at a worksite in Kerman, Calif., after laboring in temperatures that reached 109 degrees. Alfonso Guitierrez, a 67 year old employee of MJ?EUR??,,????'?????< Source: www.occupationalhazards.com
The deaths include a lawn maintenance worker who succumbed while mowing in 100-plus temperatures in Bakersfield on July 19. More than 80 heat-related deaths were recorded statewide during the same period.
Cal/OSHA approved the heat stress standard to protect outdoor workers from heat-related deaths and illnesses. It may be the first in the country, acting chief Len Welsh said.
The regulation was spurred by a spike in heat-related work incidents last year, when 13 worker deaths occurred.
The regulations require employers to provide workers access to filtered drinking water of at least one quart per hour for the entire shift. The standard also requires employers to provide shade for employees suffering from heat illness in addition to training workers and supervisors on the risk factors for heat illness, how to avoid it, the employer?EUR??,,????'?????<
Joaquin Ramirez, a 38 year-old employee of Raul Hidalgo Lawn Services in Bakersfield, died July 19 after being on the job for only 3 days.
Benadino Gomez, a 49-year-old employee of Valley Pool and Plastering in Fresno, Calif., died July 20 at a worksite in Kerman, Calif., after laboring in temperatures that reached 109 degrees.
Alfonso Guitierrez, a 67 year old employee of MJ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Source: www.occupationalhazards.com
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