In midwinter, we focus more on heat retention than heat prevention – even in San Diego. But on Nov. 27, 2024, Cal/OSHA fined Parkwood Landscape Maintenance in Van Nuys $276,425 for willfully violating ...

OSHA continues to advance efforts to develop a standard aimed at preventing heat-related injuries and illnesses in both outdoor and indoor work environments. This initiative reflects the growing risks ...

As California temperatures rise, employers are being urged to take proactive steps to protect workers from the dangers of heat illness in both indoor and outdoor settings. As temperatures in ...

This program applies to all University of Nevada, Reno employees who may be exposed to working conditions that create a reasonable likelihood of heat illness. This includes both indoor and outdoor ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– As temperatures rise and heat advisories are issued, WISH-TV medical expert Dr. Janel Gordon provides crucial advice on preventing heat illness. Heat illness can range from mild ...

California farmworkers who say they’ve faced dangerously hot worksites spoke Monday in support of a bill that seeks to protect them from extreme heat. The proposed legislation, SB 1299, would make it ...

At over 1,000 pages long, OSHA’s proposed rule contains a variety of measures for employers to implement depending on the kind of workplace in which they operate. Globally, an estimated 18,970 ...

According to the National Safety Council, the Workers Compensation Research Institute found a pattern of heat-related illness incidents across the United States from 2013 to 2020 in worker ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As climate change worsens, summers are becoming hotter and longer. Along with high temperatures, high humidity and slower wind speeds can increase your risk of heat illness. Here ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A House subcommittee recently advanced a bill that would require Virginia school boards to establish guidelines relating to the prevention of heat illness in student-athletes.