President Joe Biden is set announce actions his administration will take to try to protect workers and communities affected by extreme heat as millions of Americans experience prolonged periods of record-high temperatures.
Biden has directed the Department of Labor to increase the enforcement of heat-safety violations and inspections in high-risk workplaces, such as construction and agriculture sites.
There have been more than 400 work-related deaths caused by heat exposure since 2011, and thousands more are hospitalized every year, the White House said, citing federal statistics.
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