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Tempe adopts heat‑safety standard for outdoor workers after employer and labor support
Tempe City Council · June 6, 2025
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The council unanimously adopted a heat safety ordinance requiring access to water, shade and rest for outdoor workers; Ironworkers Local 75 endorsed the measure and councilmembers praised the ordinance as among the state's most robust.
The Tempe City Council unanimously adopted a heat‑safety ordinance that will require employers and site supervisors to provide outdoor workers access to cool water, shade and rest periods and to include education on preventing heat illness.
Christian Bearden, representing Ironworkers Local 75, told the council that…
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