ACD Press Release

ACD Joins 50 Industry Groups in Support of the Heat Workforce Standards Act

Legislation rescinds overly burdensome heat standards, provides businesses with much needed clarity

Arlington, VA – Yesterday, the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) joined 50 organizations in sending a letter to U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator James Risch (R-ID) in support of the introduction of their bill, the Heat Workforce Standards Act.

In the letter, the organizations, representing a variety of industries nationwide, highlight the importance of this bill in shielding businesses from the significant regulatory burdens and compliance costs of the Biden administration’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (OSHA Heat Standard). The legislation would rescind the final rulemaking and preventfuture administrations from undertaking a similar rulemaking.

“The proposed OSHA Heat Standard is a one-sized-fits-all approach that would add onerous new mandates on businesses across the country without regard to regional climate differences or industry specific job functions,” the organizations wrote.

The letter continues, “This bill would eliminate the threat of this burdensome regulation being finalized and prevent a future OSHA Heat Standard from being pursued by future administrations. Congress must act to clarify that OSHA cannot undertake this rulemaking and in doing so prevent onerous regulatory compliance burdens from being imposed on American businesses.”

To read the full letter click here. Last year, ACD submitted comments to OSHA urging the agency to reconsider the proposed heat illness standard due to its exceedingly broad scope and to ensure the requirements fit the operational realities of different work environments.

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