OSHA Is Watching Factories This Week. Here’s Why.

close-up shot of a stainless steel water cooler dispenser on a factory floor. Heavy condensation and water droplets bead down the metal surface of the tank. Next to the dispenser tap is a tall stack of small disposable paper cups, with one translucent cup filled with water sitting in the foreground on the metal tray. The background is a softly blurred, shallow-depth-of-field view of an industrial manufacturing plant, featuring steel pillars, distant machinery, warm overhead lighting, and a small red sign acting as a color accent.

Michigan’s back-to-back heat waves are hitting factory floors hard. Real data, real fixes for workers and employers, before OSHA shows up.

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