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Monday, June 26, 2006

With farmworkers sickening and sometimes dying on the job due to high temperatures, California is mandating water and shade -- but only in small amoun

With farmworkers sickening and sometimes dying on the job due to high temperatures, California is mandating water and shade -- but only in small amounts
Source: The New Standard
Under the new rules, which make emergency regulations set in 2005 permanent, employers must provide workers four cups of water per hour and access to shade for at least five minutes per shift. The standards also require that employers brief workers on preventing and identifying illnesses like heat stroke and heat exhaustion, as well as detailing an emergency plan if someone becomes ill.

 



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