Source: The Fresno Bee
More than 400,000 farmworkers across 60,000 farms in California ensure all of us have access to fresh food on our tables. Yet California's efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat are falling short of the state's legal standards.
In 2005, following the death of at least four farm workers due to extreme heat and lack of access to water, shade and rest, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took action by implementing the first outdoor heat safety standard in the nation.