July 15, 2022
Source: Stanford Medicine
Excerpt:
From Laredo, Texas, to London, heatwaves have been smashing records this month. While some people can cool down with air conditioning and other reliefs, many face dangerously hot working conditions.
In the United States, few regulations exist to protect laborers from increasingly frequent extreme heat events. As a result, the types of jobs susceptible to workplace heat impacts are likely to expand.
