OSHA finalizing new federal standards for workplace heat safety

Just one year after the state banned local rules mandating water breaks for construction workers, Washington is moving toward establishing federal guidelines to protect workers from the heat. It's an action that could save dozens of lives on the job site this summer. Weather continues to be dangerously hot and humid for all of Central Texas. And for people working in the heat, that just makes their job more dangerous. That's why the feds have been working on new potentially life-saving guidelines to protect workers from the heat. The old...