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CelloMom On CarsUS workers, not waiting for OSHA to establish heat rules, launch <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatWeek</a> to fight for ‘the right to water, shade and rest’"In probably the hottest summer ever, workers are organizing in 13 cities to raise alarm about workplace <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a>.On Thursday, workers and allies from across sectors will take a coordinated drink of water in a display of solidarity aimed at showing the importance of workplace heat safety."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/workers-protections-heat-week" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/workers-protections-heat-week</a>

CelloMom On Cars<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhatBidenDid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatBidenDid</a> to protect millions of US workers from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtremeHeat</a> "The [proposed] rule would require employers to establish a heat safety coordinators, undergo extreme heat safety training, and provide workers with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shade</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a>.It would require a heat acclimatization process for new employees to gradually increase their exposure to high temperatures. Three out of four workers who die of workplace <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> in the US die during their first week on the job."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/02/biden-extreme-heat-proposaal?utm_source=press.coop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/02/biden-extreme-heat-proposaal?utm_source=press.coop</a>

BellingenNSWIntergenerational report highlights the threat of a hotter, less productive Australia due to global warming. "At least 50% of Australia’s sandy coastline, a major drawcard for tourism, is under threat of erosion due to climate change."<a href="https://theconversation.com/intergenerational-report-highlights-the-threat-of-a-hotter-less-productive-australia-due-to-global-warming-212121" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/intergenerational-report-highlights-the-threat-of-a-hotter-less-productive-australia-due-to-global-warming-212121</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntergenerationalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IntergenerationalJustice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/degradation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#degradation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#erosion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FossilFuel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disasters</a>

CelloMom On Cars"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarmWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarmWorkers</a> are 35 times more likely to die of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a> than workers in other industries, according to the National Institutes of Health, but there is no federal heat standard that ensures their health and safety."“It’s not normal to go through these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwaves</a> and, you know, act as if nothing is happening,” he said. “And we just continue to normalize this, then, and nothing is going to be done to protect workers.”<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heatwave</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateJustice</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Addendae 3HEAT STROKEHeat stroke (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke</a>) is a severe heat illness resulting in a body temperature > 40.0 °C / 104.0 °F with red skin, headache, dizziness, & confusionSweating is generally present in exertional heatstroke, but not in classic heatstrokeThe start of heat stroke can be sudden or gradualHeatstroke is a LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONHeat stroke: Signs, symptoms <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke#Signs_and_symptoms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_stroke#Signs_and_symptoms</a> ...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatStroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatStroke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sunstroke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sunstroke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatRelatedIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatRelatedIllness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeatExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeatExposure</a>

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