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The fate of federal heat safety rules under Trump
2025/6/25
Marketplace All-in-One
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Kimberly Adams
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Rima Grace
Kimberly Adams: 我非常关注当前极端高温天气对户外工作者的影响。高温 combined with 潮湿非常危险，甚至致命。拜登政府末期曾试图推出新的工作场所防暑降温规定，要求雇主在高温时提供带薪休息和阴凉环境。然而，这些规定面临来自企业界的阻力，他们认为这将增加成本。更令人担忧的是，特朗普政府提名的 OSHA 负责人过去曾忽视 UPS 员工对高温的担忧，这使得这些安全法规的未来更加不确定。我希望大家能关注这些听证会，并让参议员了解你的看法，因为这关系到很多人的生命安全。
Rima Grace: 我认为极端高温确实是一个不容忽视的问题，它比其他自然灾害导致更多的死亡。依赖工人自己报告高温不适是危险的。监管极端高温已经成为一个紧迫的劳工问题，气候变化对数百万人最直接的影响就是工作场所的安全。此外，帮助撰写这些法规的大部分专家都被裁员，这使得情况更加复杂。我们需要认真对待高温对劳工的影响，并采取有效的措施来保障他们的安全。
Deep Dive
This chapter discusses the proposed OSHA heat safety rule that would require employers to provide more breaks in extreme heat. The rule's future is uncertain under the Trump administration, with business groups pushing back against it and the Senate voting on a nominee with a history of ignoring heat safety concerns. The fact that most of the experts who helped create the rule were laid off also casts doubt on its implementation.
- Proposed OSHA rule requires paid breaks in extreme heat
- Business groups oppose the rule due to cost
- Trump's OSHA nominee has a history of ignoring heat safety concerns
- Experts who helped create the rule were laid off
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