Members of the public submitted close to 50,000 comments on OSHA’s new proposed limits on heat exposure in the workplace, with many ...

Gas pipeline excavation at a construction site. Getty Images photo. After nearly four years of discussion, and a week after a Baltimore sanitation worker died of heat-related causes, proposed state ...

As the heat index soars above 100 degrees in the Baltimore region this week, officials are urging workplaces to follow new state regulations for managing high-heat environments in the workplace to ...

The creation of the new Heat Stress Advisory Council comes as extreme heat waves pose dangers to outdoor workers in ...

Recent hot weather patterns indicate that as the global climate continues to warm, heat stress has become a critical concern across many industries including sheet metal and HVAC work. The physically ...

Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves thousands of workers vulnerable on the ...

Workers worldwide need better protection from extreme heat as climate change causes more frequent heatwaves – that's the conclusion of a new report from the World Health Organization and the World ...

In the demanding environments of industrial workspaces, heat stress emerges as a formidable adversary against worker safety and productivity. Heat stress, exacerbated by high temperatures and humidity ...

St. Paul, MN, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With federal cost-cutting and deregulation reshaping workplace safety oversight, the responsibility to protect workers from extreme heat is falling ...

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 ...

As the implications of climate change become more apparent, heat stress is a perilous occupational hazard, affecting millions globally. Following the patterns set by earlier years, 2024 has already ...

Download the full PDF SMARTER: Advancing Health-Related Technology here. Firefighters use heavy and fully encapsulating PPE, perform strenuous work, and often operate in high environmental ...