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Department of Labor announces hazard alert, steps up enforcement as extreme heat endangers workers across the nation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a heat hazard alert to remind employers of their obligation to protect workers against heat illness or injury in outdoor and indoor workplaces.