The hot, hazy days of summer can spell trouble for those who work outdoors in direct sunlight or in hot environments, making them susceptible to heat-induced illnesses such as heat stress, heat ...

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

Summer 2024 was the United States’ fourth-hottest on record, and the hottest in history for many cities across the country. As global temperatures rise and heatwaves become more severe and frequent, ...

Heat stress should not be taken lightly: Heat stress can be defined as the sum of environmental and metabolic heat loads, which increases an individual's core body temperature (CBT) that may ...

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

With high temperatures increasingly affecting indoor workplaces, a newly enhanced mobile app offers real-time heat stress monitoring, health alerts, and risk assessment tools for employers and ...

Officials hope new workplace heat stress safety measures will help prevent overheating at the job. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) State health and labor officials hope that new ...

Heat exposure killed 55 workers across all industries in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2021 and 2022, nearly 5,000 people suffered heat-related injuries or illnesses that ...

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 ...

As workplace deaths from heat increase, OSHA is debating the future of the first federal rules to protect workers from extreme heat. By Claire Brown Last August, nine workers across the United States, ...

From Italy’s farms to Germany’s warehouses and beyond, soaring summer temperatures pose serious health risks to workers across Europe. Heat stress can cause heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death, ...

With Indianapolis and Marion County under a heat advisory, city officials are cautioning folks to avoid heat stress or heat exhaustion. The National Weather Service’s heat advisory is in effect until ...