Arizona appears finally ready to adopt some specific requirements for employers to protect their workers from excess heat.

Arizona's Workplace Heat Safety Task Force issued its final recommendations on how to protect workers from heat-related risks ...

PHOENIX – The dangers of extreme Arizona heat are well documented. That’s why state leaders are launching a new initiative to protect workers who toil outdoors. Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive ...

Minnesota and Wisconsin construction crews battle heat indexes over 100°F Experts urge water, rest, shade, and heat illness awareness Contractors call for flexibility in heat safety regulations Last ...

The U.S. Dept. of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration published its proposed rule on workplace heat safety last summer. Photo by Shawn T. Moore/U.S. Dept. of Labor June 19, 2025 When ...

As we approach the start of summer, the Northeast is experiencing its first heat wave. High temperatures are expected to soar beyond 90s and get up to the 100s. As people around the world adjust to ...

More than two years after a Dallas postal worker died from heat exposure on the job, letter carriers say the United States ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arizona has no statewide, detailed heat-safety rules for workplaces despite recording some of the nation’s hottest summer ...

Arizona officials will begin reviewing recommendations to keep workers in the state safer in extreme heat after a task force ...

ANSBACH, Germany — As temperatures rise in the summer in Franconia, the USAG Ansbach Safety Office reminds all personnel that extreme heat in the workplace is a serious concern. While there is no ...