Gov. Kate Brown directed Oregon OSHA to enact the rules after an immigrant farmworker died while working outside in record-breaking heat in late June.
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than one week after the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) adopted emergency rules to protect workers during extreme heat.
Gov. Kate Brown directed Oregon OSHA to enact the rules after an immigrant farmworker died while working outside in record-breaking heat in late June.
The rules require workplaces to provide shade, cool drinking water and regular breaks for employees when the heat index reaches 80 degrees or more. In
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