SACRAMENTO -- Losing her husband in 1994 to heat illness was devastating, Maria Pilar Gonzales told the Cal/OSH Standards Board Aug. 12. Her comments came before the board adopted an emergency regulation putting in place the first protections in the nation from the effects of heat on outdoor workers. What happened after her spouse died added insult to injury, Gonzales said.Gregorio Hernandez Ruvio died at a Livermore-area constru
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