To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
WHEREAS Extreme heat in the workplace injures, sickens, and even kills workers;
WHEREAS Education workers and students often suffer stifling heat in portables, restaurant workers sweat it out in brutally hot
kitchens, migrant farm workers toil in the blistering sun with few protections;
WHEREAS Ontario workers in all sectors need legislation for heat limits in the workplace and genuine policy responses to the
climate crisis by municipal, provincial, and federal governments, and
WHEREAS Heat stress will only intensify as our planet heats up, creating a workplace crisis within a climate crisis.
THEREFORE WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, PETITION THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO AS FOLLOWS:
To immediately pass Bill 222, Heat Stress Act (2024), and to provide increased protections for workers against heat stress, ensuring that employers develop policies and programs to address heat stress in the workplace and train their workers (including supervisors) to recognize and respond to the symptoms and illnesses associated with exposure to heat.