(Baltimore, MD) -- A heat wave is heading toward Baltimore and by next week the heat index could make temperatures feel like 107 degrees.
When the hot temperatures arrive, new safety standards will be in place to protect workers from heat-related illnesses.
Under Maryland's Occupational Safety and Health standards, workers must have mandated rest periods, and all work sites must have access to cool drinking water.
During last August's heatwave, DPW employee Ronald Silver died from hypothermia on the job.
His death came weeks after Baltimore's Inspector General released reports detailing poor DPW working conditions including a lack of air conditioning and a failure to provide water.
24/7 News Source contributed to this report.
