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32 PalletCentral • July-August 2020 palletcentral.com individualized employee (including temporary worker) medical information that most employers do not possess (or do not want to seek) due to HIPAA and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and then to craft a responsive program accordingly. It may also strengthen the case for a stand-alone federal heat stress prevention rule, along the lines of those in California and the other states referenced above. In response to the OSHRC ruling, Rep. Judy Chu, (D-CA) introduced the "Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act" (H.R. 3668), which now has 75 co-sponsors. It would mandate that OSHA create standards establishing exposure limits that trigger action to protect covered employees from heat-related illness. Additionally, OSHA would set specific requirements for hydration, scheduled and paid rest breaks in shaded or climate-controlled spaces, acclimatization plans, exposure monitoring, employee and supervisor training, hazard notification, an emergency medical response plan, heat-related surveillance, recordkeeping, and procedures for compensating piece-rate workers for required heat-related rest breaks. The bill was named for a worker who died from heatstroke after working for 10 hours straight in 105-degree Fahrenheit temperatures. The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) also issued a formal recommendation for a standard and labor and union groups have petitioned the agency for a standard. The proposed law would require OSHA regula- tions for heat illness prevention plans – compelling The Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act would mandate that OSHA create standards establishing exposure limits that trigger action to protect covered employees from heat-related illness. MANUAL DE CUMPLIMIENTO DE CÓDIGOS CONTRA INCENDIOS National Wooden Pallet & Container Association PARA ALMACENAMIENTO EXTERNO DE PALLETS DE MADERA Otoño de 2017 Las normas "Manual de cumplimiento del código de incendios NWPCA para el almacenamiento al aire libre de pallets de madera" se desarrol- laron en 2017 con la cooperación de expertos de la industria y del código de incendios. NWPCA PUBLICA EL MANUAL DE CUMPLIMIENTO DEL CÓDIGO DE INCENDIOS EN ESPAÑOL El manual complementario se produjo originalmente en 2017 para ayudar a la industria a cumplir con las disposiciones de almacenamiento de pallets para exteriores incorporadas en el Apartado 2810 del Códi- go Internacional de Incendios (CFI) 2018 del Consejo del Código Internacional y en el Apartado 34.10.4 de NFPA1 de la Asociación Nacional de Protección contra Incendios. Las normas traducidas están disponibles como descarga gratuita en www.palletcentral.com/compliancemanual-Spanish LA SEGURIDAD ES DE SUMA IMPORTANCIA

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