Business groups and lobbyists have aggressively opposed efforts at state and federal levels to enact heat protection standards for workers, claiming employers already practice what a standard would mandate, expressing concerns about the burden on employers, and claiming the efforts take a “wrong approach”.
No matter what regulations were implemented, regulators would have to watch them like a hawk to make sure they complied anyway. Also - people wouldn’t be dying if the current standards were sufficient for the current climate.
Having the rules in place allows them to prosecute or punish if something bad happens. They don’t need continuous monitoring. Investigating employee reports is fine.
No matter what regulations were implemented, regulators would have to watch them like a hawk to make sure they complied anyway. Also - people wouldn’t be dying if the current standards were sufficient for the current climate.
Having the rules in place allows them to prosecute or punish if something bad happens. They don’t need continuous monitoring. Investigating employee reports is fine.
“We don’t need your standards, we already do all of that!”
Also, “We can’t afford to do all of that!”