Employers in Arizona may soon face heat safety requirements

Employers in Arizona may soon face heat safety requirements

Key Points: Arizona moves to adopt heat safety requirements for employers Recommendations include access to water, shade, and rest for workers Arizona employers would also be required to develop heat illness prevention plans Arizona appears finally ready to adopt some specific requirements for employers to protect their workers from excess heat. Recommendations from a special task force, released earlier last week, would require companies to …

Arizona business leaders contribute to workplace heat safety recommendations

Arizona employers are taking a proactive, collaborative approach to workplace heat safety that recognizes the realities of diverse industries and job sites across the state.  Gov. Katie Hobbs on December 31 announced that the Workplace Heat Safety Task Force had finalized and submitted its recommendations to the Industrial Commission of Arizona, delivering a set of Heat Guidelines for Employers grounded in […]