b'NEWSWIRENEWSWIRE OSHA Proposes Rule to Protect Workersfrom Excessive HeatN earlyallemployerswillbe ing.Acopyofthatcommentcanbe plan(HIPP).TheHIPPmustberequired to take measures viewedhere. inwritingiftheemployerhas10ortoprotecttheiremployees moreworkers.Theemployermustfrom exposure to excessive heat, if Keyaspectsoftheproposedrulein- designateaheatsafetycoordinator.a rule just proposed by the Occu- cludethefollowing:pationalSafetyandHealthAdmin- Oncetheinitialheattrigger(80istration (OSHA) eventually goesItwillapplytonearlyallprivate Fahrenheitheatindex)isattained, intoeffect. employers. theemployermustprovideworkerswithreadilyavailablewater.Theproposedruleispostedhere.A Workersinbothoutsideandinsidefour-month period for public com- jobswillbeaffordedprotection,but MorerequirementscomeintoplaymentwillextendintoNovember. theproposalexcludespersonswho whenahighheattrigger(90workindoorswithairconditioning, Fahrenheitheatindex)isreached.PVAs Regulatory Committee is ex- personswhohavesedentaryjobs Theseincludeindoorandoutdooraminingtheproposalandwillmake indoors,andthosewhosework breakareasthatmeetcertainspecifi-recommendationstothePVABoard activitiesarenotlikelytoexpose cations;acclimatizationworklimits,ofDirectorsforacommenttothereg- themtotemperaturesabovethe especiallywhenapersonisintheulatorydocket. initialheattrigger(80Fahrenheit firstweekorworkorthefirstweekheatindex). ofreturntowork;andamandatoryIn January 2022, PVA submitted a 15minutesbreakeverytwohours.commenttoOSHAinresponsetoan Acoveredemployermusthaveaadvancenoticeofproposedrulemak- heatinjuryandillnessprevention Theproposalrequires mandatoryemployeeandsupervisorheatsafetytrainingwithannual refreshertraining.OnceafinalruleispublishedintheFederalRegister,eachcoveredemployermustimplementtherequirementswithin150days.PVA will provide a more detailedanalysisoftheproposedruletoenablememberstofilecommentstothereg-ulatorydocket.FOGHORN 56'