As temperatures climbed on Thursday, construction supervisors across San Diego enacted mandatory heat illness prevention ...

OHSA's Safety in Five provides a short guide for a 5-step, 5-minute conversation (e.g., toolbox talks, safety huddles, daily ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 500 workers died from excessive heat between 2011 and 2022, averaging 40 fatalities per year. Additionally, nearly 34,000 workers suffered ...

Why This Rule Is a Big Deal OSHA’s push for a federal heat standard has been simmering since 2021, fueled by President Biden’s Executive Order 13990 on climate change.

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, there were an estimated 33,890 work-related heat injuries and illnesses involving days away from work from 2011 to 2020. 479 deaths were reported due ...

Speaking at the OSHA hearing, Ken Seal, a Nevada-based program manager at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, talked about what it was like to run a work crew in 100-degree heat.

Their research related to heat injury and illness has been foundational, with OSHA citing NIOSH’s work more than 250 times in the draft heat rule, including on definitions, physiological impacts ...

Doctor on how to stay safe during a heat wave Last week's record-breaking heat wave is highlighting concerns about the potential health risks facing workers. At Northside Hospital Forsyth in ...

David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules.

From April 2022 to Dec. 2024, OSHA conducted about 7,000 heat-related inspections nationwide, issued 60 heat citations and 1,392 Hazard Alert Letters. Some of those have involved postal workers.

RENO, Nev. — Now that the Reno area has made its way into the 100-degree heat territory, new regulations from Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are in full effect.