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Senate committee backs bill to require shade, rest and water protections for high-heat industries
Summary
SB 1103 would direct Virginia’s Safety and Health Codes Board to identify high-hazard industries and adopt heat-illness prevention regulations, including an advisory panel and periodic reassessments; the committee voted 9–6 to report the bill to finance.
Senators on the committee voted 9–6 to report SB 1103, the “shade, rest and water” bill, after a lengthy hearing that included labor and faith-based advocates urging protections for workers in heat-exposed industries and agribusiness and construction representatives warning against a patchwork of state rules before federal OSHA finishes its rulemaking.
Senator Hashmi, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure directs the Safety and Health Codes Board to develop a list of high-hazard industries related to heat illness, adopt regulations to prevent heat…
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