Bill > A05361

This bill regulates employers to keep their employees safe from exposure to extreme heat by implementing heat-related illness prevention plans. The key provisions of the bill include: establishing high heat temperature maximum exposure levels for covered employees; requiring covered employers to develop, implement, and maintain an effective written excessive heat-related illness prevention plan; providing annual training and education to covered employees on heat-related illness risk factors, symptoms, and prevention measures; and prohibiting discrimination or retaliation against employees for reporting heat-related illness concerns or exercising their rights under the bill.