--- title: Better protections are needed to protect workers in hot environments description: The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Nick Jones from Teamsters Local 822 joined us on today’s show. image: https://awf.labortools.com/hubfs/Teamsters%20local%20822%20Mic%20blue.jpg --- Season 3, Episode 146 # Better protections are needed to protect workers in hot environments [ awfblog ](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) July 27, 2022 [Local Union](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/local-union) [America's Work Force Union Podcast](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/americas-work-force-union-podcast) [Teamsters](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/tag/teamsters) ![AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_teamsters](https://awf.labortools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AmericasWorkForce/podcast%20logos/AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_teamsters.png?width=400&name=AWF-Blogo-Logos-Template-400x400_teamsters.png)   Guest Name: --- Nick Jones Guest Website: --- [www.teamsters822.com](https://www.teamsters822.com/) Guest Social Media: --- [ Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Teamsters822/) [ Twitter](https://twitter.com/teamsters822) [ YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/teamsterpower) [ LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-brotherhood-of-teamsters) Supportive Documents: --- Nick Jones, a Shop Steward for [Teamsters Local 822](https://www.teamsters822.com/) and a driver for the United Parcel Service (UPS), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the problem of heat exhaustion and why more needs to be done to protect workers. Jones said UPS trucks lack air conditioning, which forces workers to suffer through sweltering heat.  UPS drivers are given an hour-long lunch break and a paid 10 minute break. However, some drivers need longer breaks to avoid heat exhaustion, which puts them at risk getting into trouble with management, as UPS uses extensive tracking systems to monitor the work of drivers, he said. Jones pointed to the need for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop better standards for workers in hot environments. Listen to the entire episode to learn more about these topics. --- America’s Work Force is the only daily labor podcast in the US and has been on the air since 1993, supplying listeners with useful, relevant input into their daily lives through fact-finding features, in-depth interviews, informative news segments and practical consumer reports. 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