As part of the proposal, the government's looking to require employers to provide cold water to employees working in hot conditions
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.This July is set to be the hottest month ever. Canada's seen over 100,000 square kilometres of land burned due to constant forest fires. The smoke caused people across Ontario to battle some of the worst air quality in the world.
"Heat stress is a significant cause of occupational illnesses that may lead to death. Heat-related illnesses affect all workers. Due to changes in our climate, extreme heat events are a growing health risk to workers in Ontario," one of the regulatory postings said. There were 350 lost-time claims for construction workers alone between 2006 and 2015, according to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board data.
Many "agricultural workers don't really have the training. They don't know how to identify the symptoms," he said. While smaller companies aren't required to have a committee, they are required to have one worker representative.
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