WILKES-BARRE — Rep. Jim Haddock said on Thursday that he is eager to get the first heat protection legislation passed to protect the Pennsylvania workforce.

“It is unbelievable that today our workers do not have protections granted to them dealing with extreme heat stress while at work,” said Haddock, D-Pittston Township. “I am glad to champion H.B.1580 along with Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler and to grant these protections to our workers. Every worker should be able to return home safely at the end of their day and not worry about heat-related injury up to and including death.”

Rep. Haddock and Rep. Fiedler, D-Philadelphia, introduced legislation — H.B. 1580 — this week to protect workers in Pennsylvania from extreme heat on the job.

The legislators said that each year, thousands of Pennsylva

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