SB 49
AN ACT relating to heat injury prevention.
In Plain Language
This bill requires employers in agriculture, construction, landscaping, and transportation to write down a plan for preventing heat-related illnesses. The plan must explain the policies and procedures employees should follow if someone gets sick from heat. Employers who don't follow this requirement face a penalty.
Official summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to define terms; require employers who provide services in agriculture, construction, landscaping, and transportation to maintain a written heat illness prevention plan informing employees of policies and procedures to be followed when an employee is suffering from a heat illness; establish a penalty for a violation.
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Latest action
to Judiciary (S)
Jan 9, 2025
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