This week Dr. Martin and James dive into heat stress litigation. With 436 worker deaths over the past decade and federal heat standards stalled, courts are reshaping heat illness prevention through cases.

The hosts discuss Matthew Arvin's article "The Heat of the Moment: Recent Litigation Regarding Heat Stress Injuries" from Professional Safety Journal, breaking down how five states are writing their own rules while these court decisions set new precedents for what heat safety really means.

Inside the Episode:

• Cal-OSHA's transit case expanding protections to non-air conditioned vehicles
• Rio's Farming Company's water placement violating regulatory "intent"
• Federal USPS general duty clause decision and OSHA enforcement
• Why generic heat training programs are failing in court
• How state courts are filling regulatory gaps when federal rules stall

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