Limited regulations make Texas workers responsible for preventing on-the-job heat injuries

Construction worker Martin Capallera, 50, puts on his neon vest and neck gaiter after taking a break in his car to escape the late-morning heat in Austin’s West Campus neighborhood on July 6. Capallera specializes in rewiring buildings and currently works on the 24th floor of a new building. “We try to keep our people safe,” Capallera said. “We’re all the time under the sun.” (Credit: Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribune)

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Maynor Estuardo Álvarez used to stand the Texas heat, but not anymore.