In searing temperatures, drinking water frequently and resting in the shade are minimum safety measures. But they are not applied to every Texas job site. Texas Heat heatwave workplace safety workersrights
at the height of the heat wave. Known as the “Death Star law,” HB 2127 limits Texas cities and counties from creating rules that go beyond what state law requires on issues such as labor, agriculture, business and natural resources.
. This will particularly affect Latinos, who represent six out of 10 construction workers in Texas, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. He supports the new law because he considers that local ordinances try to impose one-size-fits-all solutions to businesses. Tahuahua said he prefers OSHA guidelines because they allow employers to set safety plans that fit each job site and type of work. Someone welding steel 50 feet in the air in the middle of a hot day should rest more than other construction workers, he said.Johnny Barcenas, 24, sweats while working on renovating the floor of an Austin home on July 7, 2023.
“Ten years ago, if you raised the idea of a national heat standard, that was still considered a fringe issue. And there were questions about whether OSHA should be involved,” Parker said. “I think that there is growing recognition of the need to do something about it, combined with a huge amount of information and data about climate change.”
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