Florida Republicans Want to Ban Workplace Heat Protections
Florida Republicans Want to Ban Workplace Heat Protections
Florida business groups and their GOP allies are pushing legislation that would prevent communities from establishing workplace heat-exposure standards or compelling employers to abide by them, even as dangerously hot days increase in frequency.
Everything they do is designed to kill people.
This is pure cruelty for the sake of cruelty
Rather for the sake of profit, transparently.
Republican state representative Tiffany Esposito, who sponsored the new workplace heat bill, spent years as an operative in the business lobby before being elected in 2022.
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I'm pretty sure OSHA will not let that happen...
Then they'll target OSHA saying they're trying to keep honest workers from doing their job, a liberal construct designed for lazy people.
I've worked construction for 8 years and employers don't honestly care about following OSHA standards, they only care about getting caught. I've made reports before and nothing happens because they lie about conditions or dress it up. And I was in a union as well.
I've worked for a construction company for over 25 years. The safety culture has come a long way, but it's not driven by wanting to keep people safe, it's driven by insurance rates.