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California Heat Labor Laws In North Carolina

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This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.

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For indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must take steps to protect workers from heat illness. Some of the requirements include providing water, rest, cool-down areas, methods for cooling down the work areas under certain conditions, and training.

California's new “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” standard is now in effect as of July 23, 2024. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where the indoor temperature reaches 82°F or higher (e.g., warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, and restaurants).

All occupational illnesses must be recorded. As defined in NIOSH's Occupational Diseases, A Guide To Their Recognition (1977), the physical disabilities caused by excessive heat exposure, in order of increasing severity, are heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Cal/OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment regulation applies to most indoor workplaces, such as restaurants, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities. For indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must take steps to protect workers from heat illness.

Cal/OSHA's heat illness prevention standard applies to all outdoor worksites. To prevent heat illness, the law requires employers to provide outdoor workers fresh water, access to shade at 80 degrees, and, whenever requested by a worker, cool-down rest breaks in addition to regular breaks.

Access to Shade and Cool-Down Areas For outdoor workplaces, shade must be present when temperatures are greater than 80°F. For indoor workplaces, provide access to at least one cool-down area which must be kept at a temperature below 82°F. Shade and cool-down areas must be:

Yes, hot work procedures are covered by various OSHA standards, as well as ANSI standards, NFPA codes, and other fire prevention codes including state and local codes. Specific standards that address hot work include: NFPA 51B, Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work.

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Federal OSHA published a proposed rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention for outdoor and indoor work settings in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024. California's Heat Illness Prevention Standard requires employers to provide training, water, shade, and planning.OSHA is proposing to issue a new standard, titled Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. Washington, Minnesota, California, Oregon, and Colorado have specific laws governing occupational heat exposure. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has no official rules or limits on temperature regulation in the workplace. North Carolina's labor laws have no specific heatrelated protections. There are, however, an array of heat safety guidelines and recommendations for employers. California's new "Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment" standard is now in effect as of July 23, 2024. In the summer of 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its first heat hazard alert. But federally and in most statesincluding in North Carolinathere are no such standards protecting workers from heat.

California Heat Labor Laws In North Carolina

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