Does anyone know if there is a law against...

Evan S

Evan S

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working in a temperture higher than 110? Isn't there a point when it becomes to hot outside to work safely? I live in LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. Does anyone know of any laws like that? I have no luck. I work outside and saturdays forecast is 110 degrees. I have a hard time working in 102 let alone 110...


any suggestions I should tell my employer?

(I work as a Cart Attendant at target. I am the only one in this position from 9 am until 4 o clock. I get two breaks ... and hardly any downtime so I'm usually outside in the scorching hot sun.)

No matter what I do no sunblock or wet towel or sunglasses seem to help....




help me :(!
 
Hey, would it help if they gave you more breaks? Maybe you have to call Human Resources or talk to the manager and just tell them you think you might get heat stroke if you have to be outside all day, and maybe they can schedule you to work inside for part of the day. I mean, I'm suggesting the obvious, but I think it might just help to ASK (you never know what you can get if you ask...I wish I'd listened to that advice myself in the past!). Before looking for a legal reason to force them to treat you decently, it might be worthwhile simply asking them if there's a way to get them to accommodate your concerns. And if they don't, well THEN you sue their asses. Ha!
 
I worked on an archaeology dig in south Alabama one summer. Basically archaeology involves digging holes 1 meter square and 1 meter deep, then filling them back up after sifting all the dirt through a little mesh screen. It was about 110 degrees in the sun, 80 to 90 percent humidity, no hint of a breeze, and more ticks than you could count. So, I feel your pain. I hope they let you wear a hat to keep the sun off your noggin' and making you crazy.
 
I say you go to work on Saturday and don't drink a drop of water until you pass out from heat stroke. Make sure there are plenty of customers around to help you though.

That should be good for some disability coverage or other, right? :)

But seriously - I absolutely feel your pain, being that I work out in the heat every day. I HATE the heat. I hate summertime. Give me the freezing cold over hot and humid any day.

DRINK A LOT of water. Besides passing out or getting headaches or heat stroke, not getting enough water can cause kidney stones, too :(

Good luck.
 
problem is apparently that I asked for a 3rd break instead of the regular 2 (everyone else works inside) I didn't think it was unreasonable since I'm putting a considerably higher amount of psychial exertion into my job. They just don't care enough because it's not THEM working outside.
 
I would send them an official letter requesting longer breaks due to the heat.
Then drink little water and pass out and go to the hospital.
Then sue them
 
whew 110 is crazy hot. There's probably no humidity out there though huh? Humidity is the real kicker. Indiana feels like a sauna right now and it's 94 degrees.

Drink plenty of water and just take breaks when you want. They probably won't say anything to you. If you get fired just draw unemployment.
 
I bought some pine straw the other day at Home Depot. They had a mentally challenged person working in a hot trailer full of pine straw. That seems wrong.

I hope you can find a new gig in Vegas that will provide interesting script material. How about pawn shop clerk?
 
I would take it up with your local HR and if they can't do anything you should go to your corporate HR. A few extra breaks are no big deal but a worker's comp case because they failed to protect you from the extreme heat is. If it were up to me you could stay in all day and gather up carts a few times a day as needed.

I've worked on remotes in conditions like that. That's when it's good to be the director. outside: 110. Inside the truck: 70.

Seriously, drink, drink, drink. A baseball cap soaked in ice water for an hour or so is a beautiful thing in those conditions.
 
J Michael said:
I bought some pine straw the other day at Home Depot. They had a mentally challenged person working in a hot trailer full of pine straw. That seems wrong.

I hope you can find a new gig in Vegas that will provide interesting script material. How about pawn shop clerk?
Click to expand...
or a fat sweaty southern gum snapping cop
 
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