Items Tagged with 'heat-related injuries'

As a heat wave pushes heat index values toward 100°F, contractors say the biggest risk may not be the temperature itself.

"Emphasis program" for outdoor and indoor heat hazards in effect now until 2031, but advocates warn of reduced workplace safety enforcement by Trump administration.

A U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration panel is holding a multiday virtual public hearing on its proposed workplace heat injury and illness prevention standard through July 2.

You can’t accuse the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration of springing a surprise on employers with its proposed heat safety rule.

July 2023 will go in the record books for its remarkable persistent heat. Phoenix saw the mercury pass 100° F for 22 days in June, and so far in July, there have been 25 days where the high temperature never fell below 110°F. And on July 19, when the high temperature hit 119° F, the night low temperature never fell below 97° F.

Petitioners say agriculture and construction workers face greatest risk of heat-related deaths and injuries.