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This week, California's Occupational Health and Safety Administration's standards board (Cal/OSHA) was slated to vote on rules that would have given indoor workers the right to water, breaks, and cool-down areas when workplace temperatures exceeded 82 degrees. If passed, this would have made California the third state in the U.S. to create rules protecting indoor workers from heat. The night prior to the vote, the Department of Finance instructed Cal/OSHA to pull the vote from the agenda, thus stalling implementation of the proposed rules.
Our industry has worked closely with CalChamber and other stakeholders on this issue for several years given its impact on the commercial real estate industry. Especially of interest to our industry is how these rules will impact warehouse and logistic centers.
For more information on the proposed rules, check out this recent CapRadio story on the matter. For resources on preventing heat illness visit the CalChamber website.
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