""If an employer cannot figure out how to provide workers with access to water and shade during a heat wave, we don't want them doing business in Boston.""
""All heat illness prevention plans would still be required to allow for appropriate opportunities for shade, water, and rest," he said, "but these plans can now be tailored better for specific tasks" based on the type of work being done."
"With the entire city being a heat island, Weber said, "the number of days in Boston over 90 degrees will increase from a historical average of 10 days per year to as many as 46 days per year by the 2070s." "Despite what we might hear from the Trump administration, climate change is real," he added. "The impact on Boston's workers is already being felt.""
The Boston City Council passed an ordinance requiring companies with outdoor workers to create heat illness and injury prevention plans. Plans must provide appropriate opportunities for shade, water, and rest while allowing tailoring to specific tasks. Police plans will be developed through union negotiations; civilian worker plans will be created through collective bargaining with the city's Office of Labor Relations. City and worker representatives have six months to finalize the plans so they can take effect in summer 2026. Boston projects a rising number of days above 90°F, increasing heat risk for outdoor workers.
Read at Boston.com
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