People who work outside face an elevated risk for heat-related illness in extreme temperatures.
BOW, Wash. — In the midst of above-average temperatures, people who work outside are at a greater risk for heat-related illnesses.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) enacted emergency rules to protect outdoor workers, like people who work on farms, in hot weather.
The annual berry harvest is underway in Skagit County. The wet Northwest spring pushed it back by a couple of weeks and into the heat of late July and August.
That is pushing risks up for farmworkers.
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