The purpose of this Heat Illness Prevention Plan is to educate Willamette University employees on the hazards associated with working in the heat in compliance with Oregon Occupational Safety and ...

The new administration will probably let the standard die, experts say, but some other form of guidance could emerge instead.

A second Donald Trump presidency will likely spell the death of OSHA’s recently published heat safety rule, but experts say it won’t necessarily mean no standard will come to pass. The agency ...

and maintain an effective written heat-related illness prevention and management plan. The written plan must be made available and accessible to employees and to MOSH upon request. There are ...

Research in just the past year has greatly expanded what is known about heat hazards. The proposed rule would require employers to develop injury and illness prevention plans in workplaces ...

A Biden administration proposal that would require employers to provide cooling measures under extreme heat conditions may be ...

A recent study reported urban green spaces play a crucial role in lowering the rates of heat-related illnesses and deaths.

“The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings is an important part of our multi-pronged initiative to protect indoor and ...

Extreme heat can be dangerous. In the US, over 650 people die each year from preventable heat-related illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To prevent these ...

Removing information could obstruct multiple investigations,” the inspector general wrote, adding that the matter has been ...

rest breaks and they must do training on heat illness and prevention. “We want to learn and understand the prevention for ...