Sens. Brown, Padilla Urge Labor Department to Establish Federal Heat Standard to Protect Workers
August 05, 2021
August 05, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2021:
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh demanding the Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) take action to establish a federal heat stress standard to protect U.S. workers exposed to excessive heat. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT . . .
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh demanding the Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) take action to establish a federal heat stress standard to protect U.S. workers exposed to excessive heat. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT . . .