Set respiratory protection and worker smoke protocols
#00325
Require exposure monitoring, task modification, indoor alternatives, suitable respiratory protection and medical safeguards for workers during wildfire smoke.
Parent issue
#00235 Wildfire smoke creates an under-managed public health burden
Sustainable Development Goals
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global
Description
Employers use air-quality triggers to reduce physical exertion, reschedule work, improve filtered spaces and provide properly selected respiratory protection.
Masks are one layer and require fit, training and consideration of heat and workload. Workers need authority to stop unsafe work.
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