As part of a White House interagency effort and its commitment to workplace safety, climate resilience and environmental justice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration posted an Advance Notice of Proposed...
To combat the hazards associated with extreme heat exposure, OSHA is in the process of expanding its efforts to address heat-related illnesses. Specifically, the agency plans to: Implement an enforcement initiative on heat...
Objectives: Upon completing this training, the employee will be able to: Understand how heat adversely affects their body Know conditions and symptoms associated with working in hot weather Your body temperature is meant to...
Concern grows in many sectors and industries about the toll that working in the heat—especially outdoors—can have on employees’ health and well-being. Unfortunately, the potential solutions are not necessarily simple or one...
Sometimes summer’s sweltering heat can seem unbearable. Nevertheless, electricians and lineworkers still must work outdoors. That’s why it is imperative to understand the dangers of heat stress and how to avoid heat-related...
According to the National Weather Service, the 30-year average for weather-related fatalities from 1988–2017 puts heat as the most frequent with 134 deaths per year, followed by flood at 85 per year and tornado at 69 per year...
More than 130 organizations, led by non-profit Public Citizen, recently petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish a heat-protection standard for U.S. workers. The petition requests that...
The nature of electrical construction means workers may need to spend long hours outdoors in hot, humid conditions. If those people don’t take the proper precautions, they’re at risk for heat-related issues that could be...
As the weather starts to heat up across the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a campaign to help workers prevent heat-related illnesses when working outdoors. These illnesses...
During the summer, hot weather increases the risk for heat-related injuries and illnesses. Since 2008, more than 100 workers have been killed on the job as a result of heat stress. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the...
