Proposed new rules that would require employers to create shaded rest areas and provide drinking water no hotter than 77 ...

Most people adjust well within 4-14 days, especially when using OSHA’s “Rule of 20 Percent.” This rule recommends workers ...

Environmental conditions are crucial to workplace safety, particularly in industries where outdoor work is common. Modern fall protection systems must account for various weather challenges, from rain ...

A year into his role as Baltimore's Department of Public Works director, Khalil Zaied promises the culture is shifting in his ...

As political discourse becomes more heated across North America, new survey data reveals a troubling rise in workplace conflict, with potential consequences for health, safety, and overall morale. A ...

including those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its implementation of the pending “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” rule ...

employers are providing safety measures to workers to protect them from extreme heat. Between 2012 and 2022, 418 people died from work-related exposure to heat across industries, according to the ...

These include improving workplace ventilation, adjusting work breaks or locations to allow heat recovery, and providing protective gear such as light long-sleeved clothing, hats, and UV-protective ...

But OSHA does not yet have a heat-specific safety rule, and proposals to create ... of the most common and most serious dangers in the workplace,” Rep. Alma Adams (D-N.C.), who recently co ...

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is recommending flexible work schedules for employees exposed to extreme heat, particularly in high-risk industries like construction. The proposal ...

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s workplace safety agency previously oversaw health operations at UPS, when heat seriously injured dozens of workers at the delivery company.