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This bill, the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2023, directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses. The key provisions include: (1) requiring employers to provide a workplace free from heat stress conditions that may reasonably cause death or serious harm; (2) authorizing the Secretary to develop a worker heat protection standard that includes engineering controls, administrative controls, personal protective equipment, health-related protocols, and training requirements; (3) establishing procedures for the Secretary to promulgate and revise the standard, including expedited initial rulemaking and provisions for judicial review; and (4) providing enforcement mechanisms, including whistleblower protections, and authorizing appropriations to carry out the Act.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2501/all-info