City Council approves heat protections for outdoor workers

“If an employer cannot figure out how to provide workers with access to water and shade during a heat wave, we don’t want them doing business in Boston.”

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The Boston City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that intends to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat.

The ordinance will require companies with outdoor workers to create heat illness and injury prevention plans, City Councilor Benjamin Weber said…

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