Colorado employers would need to commit to measures to protect workers from extreme heat and cold, under Western Slope lawmaker’s bill

Colorado employers would need to commit to measures to protect workers from extreme heat and cold, under Western Slope lawmaker’s bill

A state lawmaker representing rural and resort areas of Colorado’s Western Slope is reviving a bill to ensure workers are protected from extreme heat and cold after a similar measure failed last year.  Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs, said her latest measure, House Bill 1272, comes in response to severe temperatures that have become increasingly common under climate change.  “When we talk about climate change, working people know abou…