Extreme heat in the workplace injures, sickens, and even kills workers. Education workers and students often suffer stifling heat in portables and school buildings with little or no air conditioning. Restaurant workers sweat it out in brutally hot kitchens. Migrant farm workers toil in the blistering sun with few protections.
That’s why Ontario NDP MPP Peter Tabuns has introduced the Heat Stress Act, 2024. If passed, this Private Member’s Bill would require the development and implementation of a Worker Heat Protection Standard and ensure heat stress training for employees.
Send an email to tell your MPP to pass the Heat Stress Act.
Heat stress will only intensify as our planet heats up, creating a workplace crisis within a crisis. Demand action now.