• Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Labor laws in the US don't even have heat restrictions, theres like recommendations to allow for a 10 minute break every 2 hours but that's it, and obviously that doesn't apply to prisoners or migrants lol

    I wonder how many heart attack and stroke deaths are heat related from outdoor laborers in hot climates

    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      I’m sure it’s bad. I know people who work at the Universal theme parks in Orlando and it seems that they are particularly afraid of being sued and getting bad press for that exact problem, and are surprisingly good about making sure that if the heat is causing problems they go into the AC for a break.

      But honestly having theme parks open in Florida in the summer is a public health hazard in the first place, they literally all have medical staff on site mostly because of how common heat exhaustion and heat stroke are.

      • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I agree, I actually passed out at one when I was a kid. Just overheated. Waiting on a crowded line, humid, hot, it seems really dangerous especially as thing are getting hotter