Bill > S2298

This bill, named the Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025, directs the Secretary of Labor to develop comprehensive workplace heat protection standards to safeguard workers from heat-related illnesses and injuries. The bill requires employers to provide a workplace free from hazardous heat conditions and mandates the creation of a worker heat protection standard that establishes maximum protective measures. These measures include engineering controls like heat shielding and ventilation, administrative controls such as adjusted work schedules, personal protective equipment, health monitoring protocols, and mandatory training for employees and supervisors on heat-related illness recognition and response. The standard will require employers to provide cool water, paid rest breaks, access to shade, acclimatization policies, and ensure employees are compensated during required breaks and training. The bill also establishes a process for rulemaking, allows for petitions to modify standards, ensures transparency in the rulemaking process, and provides whistleblower protections for employees. Additionally, the Secretary of Labor must update the National Agricultural Workers Survey to track heat-related illness incidence and submit a report on implementation within one year of the Act's enactment.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2298/all-info