Heat Illness Prevention

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 14, 2026, Cal/OSHA released a revised discussion draft of proposed changes to California’s heat illness prevention standards, Section 3395 (Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention) and Section 3396 (Indoor Heat Illness Prevention). The proposal continues Cal/OSHA’s effort to implement Assembly Bill 2243 while making California’s indoor and outdoor heat standards more consistent in structure and terminology. Although many…

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Virginia passes heat illness statute to develop VOSH heat illness standards regulating private employers by May 1, 2028.

With the federal OSHA heat illness standard in rulemaking limbo, the Commonwealth of Virginia officially joined the growing list of states taking workplace heat illness prevention into their own hands. With the Governor’s approval of SB 288 on April 13…

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