NDP MPP pushes for workplace heat protection legislation

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP and critic for Energy and Climate Action, Peter Tabuns, joined workers and the Ontario Federation of Labour to call for workplace heat protection measures.

“As the world gets hotter, more and more people will be risking their health and their lives just by going to work,” said Tabuns. “Workers deserve protection. Extreme heat on the job can result in death on the job, as well as increasing workplace injuries, illnesses and absences from work.

“Today, we are giving Ford the opportunity to say yes to safe working conditions. Because it’s time we put laws in place to protect workers all across the province. This bill is a substantial first step in ensuring they have the protection they deserve."

Tabuns, along with the NDP Labour critic, Jamie West, critic for Workplace Injury, Lise Vaugeouis, and Education critic, Chandra Pasma, will be tabling the Heat Stress Act to develop a framework that protects workers from extreme heat in the workplace.