‘It’s brutal:’ Central Florida workers await new extreme heat rules from Biden administration

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‘It’s brutal:’ Central Florida workers await new extreme heat rules from Biden administration

Working outdoors in Central Florida can be more than exhausting, it’s dangerous. Apopka has many farms that hire workers to be outdoors in extreme heat.“It’s brutal, it’s exhausting, it’s painful, they get nauseous, they get cramps, they get headaches, they faint,” said Ernesto Ruiz, describing the heat-related difficulties of the farm workers he represents at The Farmworker Association of Florida.The nonprofit organization based in Apopka has o…