ARTBA sent a letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration encouraging the agency to consider these suggestions when drafting its proposed rule:

  • OSHA has not offered transparent data to support the issuance of a broad safety standard.
  • Heat triggers must allow for regional variations
  • OSHA should not disrupt effective industry strategies in heat illness prevention.
  • The proposed record keeping requirements are not balanced with the steps needed to ensure workers are provided with a safe and healthy place of work.