PHOENIX -- Arizona is taking its first tentative steps to potentially adopting meaningful and measurable standards to ensure employers are keeping their workers safe in the heat.
In a new order Thursday, May 22, Gov. Katie Hobbs formed a task force to come up with a proposal by the end of the year detailing what changes are needed in standards that govern worker safety.
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