New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat

Farm workers in southern New Mexico get to work hours before dawn during heat waves to harvest chile peppers. Oilfield workers don heavy gear, despite the heat, to drive to remote drilling sites spread across the state’s Permian Basin. Teachers make do in classrooms with failing air conditioning. New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau … Continue reading New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat