| Outdoor Heat-Related Illness (Heat Stress) |  | |
L&I Proposes Heat-Related Illness Rule
On March 19, 2008, L&I filed a proposed Heat-Related Illness rule.
New: 
Comment
period for Heat-Related Illness Rule extended to May 9th, 2008
New: Public
hearing presentation available (192KB PDF).
L&I will hold public hearings on the proposed language as follows:
| Hearing schedule for proposed Heat-Related Illness rule | ||
| Date | Time | Location |
| April 28, 2008 | 1:00 p.m. | Comfort Inn - Tumwater |
| April 29, 2008 | 1:00 p.m. | Quality Inn Baron Suites |
| April 30, 2008 | 9:00 a.m. | Yakima Clarion Hotel and Conference Center |
| April 30, 2008 | 2:00 p.m. | Red Lion Hotel Richland - Hanford House |
| May 1, 2008 | 1:00 p.m. | Red Lion Hotel at the Park |
| May 2, 2008 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington State Convention and Trade Center |
L&I is also accepting comments on the proposed language. Please send written comments to Jamie Scibelli (SCIJ235@LNI.wa.gov) by close of business on May 9, 2008. Comments can be faxed to (360) 902-5619 or mailed to:
Jamie Scibelli
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
PO Box 44620
Olympia, WA 98504-4620
The preliminary cost-benefit analysis (1277 KB PDF) and the small business economic impact statement (1017 KB PDF) are also available.
L&I plans to adopt (CR-103) rule language on June 4, 2008. The rule would become effective on July 5, 2008.
Training materials used with the 2007 emergency rule have been removed from our web site, and will be updated pending the outcome of the rulemaking. If you would like copies of these materials, please e-mail Jamie Scibelli (SCIJ235@LNI.wa.gov).
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