Industry Opposes Federal Heat Standard
Posted On
January 23, 2025
DHA supports the Forest Resources Association's comments on the Department of Labor's proposed rule for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The nearly 400-page rule would provide a burdensome national standard for employers to address heat-related illness in the workplace. FRA urged the agency to allow states to develop heat standards that are more appropriate for their region.