In order to protect outdoor workers, the Senator Alex Padilla Last week I visited the city of Delano, in the Valley, to promote the Asunci Valdivia Law for the Prevention of Fatalities and Heat Illnesses, seeking to help those who, among other tasks, put food on our tables.
The bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on the prevention of exposure to excessive heat, which includes exposure to outdoor or indoor heat at levels that exceed the body's ability to maintain normal bodily functions and may cause heat-related injuries, illnesses, or fatalities.
Additionally, the bill establishes requirements related to training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness and the protection of whistleblowers.
The push comes after July 2023 was recorded as the hottest on record in the country, putting 170 million Americans under extreme heat alerts.