Establishing requirements relating to heat response in work areas and providing penalties

This bill establishes requirements relating to heat response in work areas. The bill requires an employer to provide a shaded area to an employee whose working conditions regularly involve outside work with direct exposure to the sun. The bill provides requirements for shaded areas, including requirements for the location of such areas and the time at which such access must be provided. The bill requires an employer to provide drinking water at no cost to an employee whose working conditions involve regular exposure to a heat index of degrees Fahrenheit or higher. The bill provides requirements for the quantity, time, and location at which drinking water must be provided. The bill requires an employer to implement high-heat procedures when the heat index reaches or exceeds degrees Fahrenheit in an area where an employee is performing work. The bill provides requirements for such procedures including minimum rest periods and cooling and control measures. The bill is enforced by the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. An employer that violates the provisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation. The bill provides procedures for collection of such penalties.