Arizona Inches Toward Workplace Heat Safety Rules, but Specifics Still Missing

Our View: Arizona’s heat rules won’t work unless there’s real accountability

Arizona is finally moving toward protecting outdoor workers from dangerous heat. That’s progress. But unless the state fixes one key flaw, the new rules won’t change much.

Arizona inches toward workplace heat safety rules, but specifics still missing

PHOENIX -- Arizona appears finally ready to adopt some specific requirements for employers to protect their workers from excess heat.

Workplace safety committee releases heat safety recommendations

PHOENIX – Arizona appears finally ready to adopt some specific requirements for employers to protect their workers from excess heat.

Arizona Issues Employer-Focused Heat Safety Guidelines Ahead of Summer

Governor Katie Hobbs announced that the Workplace Heat Safety Task Force has issued its final recommendations to protect Arizona workers from heat-related risks. These recommendations, published by the Industrial Commission of Arizona, follow the Governor’s Executive Order earlier this year to establish the Task Force. The task force, composed of leaders from the private sector, public sector, and labor organizations, as well as occupational saf…