Florida Said There Was No OSHA Heat Standard. In July 2026 a House Committee Voted to Keep It That Way.

The Heat Workforce Standards Act is one sentence long. As introduced, it forbids the Secretary of Labor from finalizing OSHA's heat rule "or any substantially similar standard." It puts nothing in its place. https://sweetteaclasswar.com/articles/osha-heat-standard-florida-preemption Florida barred its counties from requiring water, shade or heat breaks because no federal rule required them. In Jul