Relating to requiring certain employers to provide heat safety training and protections to employees; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 3982 requires certain employers in Texas to provide heat safety training and specific protections to workers during extreme heat (heat index ≥80°F), directly affecting employees in high-risk industries like construction and agriculture. Key provisions include mandating rest breaks, access to shade, acclimatization periods for new workers, and employer training on heat-related illness symptoms. Employers who fail to comply face administrative penalties. The bill aims to address the preventable heat-related deaths and injuries affecting hundreds of Texas workers annually, as noted in the legislative findings.