Thanks, @lizagross.bsky.social, for covering my new Health Affairs article with @jamiemccallum.bsky.social.
We found that California's heat standard was associated with a 33% decrease in heat-related deaths among outdoor workers.
Likely prevents 34 worker deaths each year.
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California’s Heat Standard And Heat-Related Deaths Among Outdoor Workers | Health Affairs Journal
Heat exposure impairs decision making and increases injury and death risk among outdoor workers. Since 2022, five US states have adopted outdoor heat standards, but these recent policies cannot yet be...