Bill > S1068

This bill, the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021, directs the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. The bill requires OSHA to propose a standard within 2 years and promulgate a final standard within 42 months. The final standard must provide protections at least as strong as the most protective state-level heat prevention standards and include requirements related to exposure limits, hydration, rest breaks, acclimatization, exposure monitoring, training, hazard notification, medical monitoring, recordkeeping, and anti-retaliation provisions. The bill also allows OSHA to issue an interim final standard if the proposed standard is not promulgated within 2 years. The goal is to address the significant risks of heat-related illness and death, which disproportionately impact certain worker populations.