Greg Abbott Axes Water For Texas Construction Workers Amid 3-Digit Temperatures

The new law severely hampers the ability of local governments to enact their own rules and regulations.

justinh_tx 15 points 3 years ago

As giant a douchebag as Abbott is (and most if not all of the GOP), it saddens me that in 2023 there are still people who a) won't stop working and take a drink when they need it, fuck the boss if he doesn't like it, and worse managers who would try to disallow it in the first place. We shouldn't have to have a law. This shit is common sense.

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iAmTheTot 24 points 3 years ago

Safety regulations are written in blood. Companies cannot be expected to self regulate.

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nicetriangle 21 points 3 years ago

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dedale 7 points 3 years ago

Second sentence should be carved on the moon so that people remember it.

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dragna 3 points 3 years ago

Seriously this, I mean there won't really be places that can comply with this. Yeah Texas has some of the highest rates of heat related deaths, they also have some of the hotest hots in the country. Taking the requirement away is just malicious on Abbott's part, but it likely won't change anything. My wife worked as a vet for the USDA in Waco for 2-3 years and those cutting floors at the meat processing plants frequently got to 120f during the high summer months. They have a couple of box fans, and water literally everywhere and that's it. This is an article hitting on a problem, but from the wrong direction.

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Maeve 2 points 3 years ago

I’ve noticed common sense isn’t common anymore. At least in the USA.

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