STOCKTON – A new Cal-OSHA regulation could go into effect that would force employers to make it cooler where you work.
If adopted, anything over 87 degrees while working inside and companies may need to find alternatives.
Business owners told CBS13 they understand how important it is to stay cool when you’re working indoors.
“Heat’s been a thing for a while now so luckily we have a lot of measures in place,” said Chris Ward, the Vice President of Operations for Pacific Coast Producers, a farmer-owned canned fruit company.
Ward welcomes Cal-OSHA’s new proposal to have employers keep the temperature below 82 degrees for workers, or begin providing alternatives such as water, shaded areas and cooling fans.
“It’s something we can hope to achieve and so for us it’s fine and we’re incongruent with what’s going to happen,” he said.
CBS13 couldn’t get inside the warehouse for sanitation and security reasons, but they provided a video that shows what they do.