{"id":6278,"date":"2024-06-27T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6278"},"modified":"2026-06-24T03:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:21:58","slug":"california-indoor-heat-rule-implementation","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-safety\/california-indoor-heat-rule-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"California indoor heat rule moves closer to implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Update<\/strong>: The California indoor heat illness standard was approved on July 23, 2024, and took immediate effect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) has voted unanimously to adopt the latest version<\/a> of its proposed rule regulating indoor heat exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal is the latest step in implementing a 2016 law (S.B. 1167) directing the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal\/OSHA, to develop a standard to address the risks of heat exposure in indoor workplaces. California has had a rule regulating heat exposure in outdoor workplaces since 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rule now moves to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval. In May, the OAL rejected the OSHSB’s previous draft, citing clarity concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If approved in its current form, the rule would require employers<\/a> to take certain steps to protect workers in indoor workplaces from heat stress when the temperature equals or exceeds 82 degrees Fahrenheit when employees are present. Exceptions would apply to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n