Workers toiling outdoors in California will be guaranteed a quart of water each hour, training to recognize heat stroke symptoms and shade to escape the heat if they start feeling ill. The new regulations come as the state's workplace safety board investigates whether the heat led to 10 deaths and four illnesses on the job since July 12.
See "Calif. Heat Prompts Protection for Workers", Associated Press, The New York Times, August 16, 2005