The Phoenix City Council expanded an ordinance to add more protections for outdoor workers of city contractors. The measure, which impacts about 10,000 people, requires city contractors to maintain a heat safety plan that provides outdoor workers with sanitized cool drinking water, regular hydration breaks, access to shaded areas or air conditioning, air conditioning in vehicles with closed cabs, and training on heat illness and first aid…

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