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Workers Have Died in Extreme Heat as OSHA Has Debated Protections

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The June heat dome contributed to the deaths of at least three people. They have died as federal regulators have weighed whether to finalize the nation’s first heat protection rule for workers

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Workers Have Died in Extreme Heat as OSHA Has Debated Protections

The June heat dome contributed to the deaths of at least three people. They have died as federal regulators have weighed whether to finalize the nation’s first heat protection rule for workers

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