TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Joe Biden is implementing new protections as record-breaking high temperatures scorch the nation.
on Thursday announced a first-ever "Hazard Alert" for heat as record-breaking high temperatures are forecast across the nation.
President Biden has instructed the Department of Labor to issue the alert and raise awareness that workers have heat-related protections under federal law. Thewill provide information related to those protections to help ensure that workers are aware of those rights, including protections against retaliation, and highlight actions by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect workers, the White House said.
"For years, heat has been the number one cause of weather-related deaths in America. And workers, including farmworkers, farmers, firefighters, and construction workers, are disproportionately impacted by extreme heat," the White House said. "Since 2011, more than 400 workers have died due to environmental heat exposure, and thousands more are hospitalized every year. The Hazard Alert will reaffirm that workers have heat-related protections under federal law.
Biden invited Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to the White House Thursday for an event highlighting the impact of extreme heat on their communities. People work on the roof of a church amid the city's worst heat wave on record on July 26, 2023 in Phoenix.
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