Does anybody have advice or suggestions about reporting or what can be done? I am on the fence about things.
I know temperature regulations are pretty much non-existent in the US, but I also know there are some exceptions that could constitute an OSHA violation. I work in a warehouse with no AC, and it regularly gets above 78° with humidity above 50%. There are some exceptions about working conditions indoors for strenuous labor, which the physical labor we do could be considered strenuous. The higher-ups recently removed the thermometers with the humidity readers, so I am going to buy my own and bring it to work so I can document.
Last Thursday, I suffered from heat sickness. I was nauseous, lightheaded, dizzy, and disoriented. I wasn't the only one. It was 93° outside, and inside was almost 90° with humidity levels at almost 70%. Unfortunately, I wasn't in the state of mind to document the temperatures and humidity, but I plan to document from here on out. It's absolutely ridiculous. The owners spent $ 11 million building this brand new facility, the warehouse staff was promised AC, and the warehouse is the only part of the building without AC. The offices have AC, and we have giant industrial fans that blow hot air around and raise humidity. They say we can go into the breakroom that does have AC if we need to, but they discourage us from going in there for more than 10 minutes.
I can't help but be disgruntled, I alone make them $12,000-$14,000 A DAY on average, sometimes more. Every person in there is definitely worth their own salt and is beyond profitable. They can afford to take care of the warehouse staff, but they are refusing to do so.