The U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its proposed rule on workplace heat safety last summer. Photo by Shawn T. Moore/U.S. Dept. of Labor June 19, 2025 ...

OSHA extends the public comment period for its proposed heat exposure safety rule to Jan. 14, 2025, ensuring stakeholders have ample time to provide input on worker protections.

CAPS recently pushed state lawmakers to add enough money to the budget for Cal/OSHA to hire 100 additional workplace inspectors, which the union said would bring Cal/OSHA's inspector-to-worker ratio ...