Adding layers of one-size-fits-all mandates and paperwork requirements disproportionally affects small businesses who do not have the staff or resources to handle additional government involvement in their operations. An opinion piece published in the Washington Reporter by Dylan Rosnick, Director of Federal Government Relations, explores how the proposed Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Heat Standard would add significant compliance costs for small businesses.

If implemented, these new mandates would be unmanageable for millions of businesses who already take precautions, without the heavy hand of government, to protect workers from heat-related illness and injuries. The opinion article explains the new compliance burdens and how Congress can protect small businesses from this invasive federal mandate bypassing the Heat Workforce Standards Act.

The proposed OSHA Heat Standard would force small businesses to comply with several burdensome mandates, including new 15-minute paid breaks every two hours, training and paperwork requirements, implementing heat control measures, and much more. Small business owners overwhelmingly oppose the OSHA Heat Standard, with 90% of NFIB members against this invasive regulation.

Read the full opinion editorial published in the Washington Reporter for more insight.

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