The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its nationwide heat protections enforcement program, showing the agency isn’t shifting away from its recent focus on keeping workers safe ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration updated its National Emphasis Program on heat ...

Compliance officers will conduct random inspections in high-risk industries on days when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory or warning.

Integrating thermal safety with ergonomic design is essential for combating rising temperatures and preventing musculoskeletal injuries among outdoor workers.

As the world gets warmer and garment workers in the global South continue to bear the brunt of rising temperatures, ...

The agency updated its National Emphasis Program to better target high-risk industries using recent data on workplace heat ...

With federal cost-cutting and deregulation reshaping workplace safety oversight, the responsibility to protect workers from extreme heat is falling squarely on employers, according to Ergodyne, a ...

This program applies to all University of Nevada, Reno employees who may be exposed to working conditions that create a reasonable likelihood of heat illness. This includes both indoor and outdoor ...

Heat stress happens when your body starts having problems regulating internal temperature due to high external temperatures. It may lead to heat-related illnesses like heat exhaustion and heatstroke.