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Tag: heat illness

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As Summer Temperatures Climb, Most Texas Prisons Aren’t Air-Conditioned

Jen Rice

Posted on June 11, 2019 · Out of 104 Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities, 75 don’t have air-conditioned beds.

Tags heat heat illness prison tdcj Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas jails

Energy & Environment

Deadly Heat: OSHA Says Houston Worker Death Preventable

Dave Fehling

Posted on September 14, 2015 · This summer’s extreme heat may have been what killed a laborer in Houston and now federal workplace safety investigators are citing his employer.

Tags Al Star Recycling construction heat illness OSHA

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