Farmworker Smoke and Excessive Heat Protection Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Aug 1, 2025
What it does
The Farmworker Smoke and Excessive Heat Protection Act of 2025 would require agricultural employers to provide farmworkers with protective equipment—such as N95/N100 respirators for wildfire smoke and water and cooling facilities for excessive heat—when air quality or heat levels reach dangerous or extremely dangerous thresholds as determined by the Secretary of Labor. It mandates mandatory use of this equipment under extreme conditions, provides for training and education in languages understood by workers, and requires rest breaks of at least 10 minutes every two hours in shaded or cooler areas when hazards are present. The bill also directs the Secretary of Labor to develop a permanent…
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