As summer heat intensifies, safety leaders must be ready to act—even while federal regulations remain uncertain. While OSHA’s proposed “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work ...

St. Paul, MN, June 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OSHA has officially extended its Heat National Emphasis Program (NEP) through April 2031, reinforcing the agency's continued focus on preventing ...

“My basic belief concerning safety management is that it is always a work in-progress. It is one thing to write and implement a safety program, but a company needs to review and update their program ...

Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related work fatalities in the United States, with construction workers accounting for more than a third of all heat-related deaths. As average daily ...

Members of the public submitted close to 50,000 comments on OSHA’s new proposed limits on heat exposure in the workplace, with many employers expressing concern about the scope and one-size-fits-all ...

With federal cost-cutting and deregulation reshaping workplace safety oversight, the responsibility to protect workers from extreme heat is falling squarely on employers, according to Ergodyne, a ...

The Trump administration’s approach toward the regulatory state has been a sea change from its predecessor. From reductions in executive agency personnel to promises about requiring deletion of ...

As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) continues developing its proposed federal standard to address heat-related illness and injury in the workplace, the American Road & ...

On April 8, 2022, OSHA issued a National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards. In January 2025, Douglas Park, OSHA's assistant secretary, extended the directive, saying it would ...

In an effort to further protect indoor workers, AIHA has updated its Heat Stress app to 2.0. It includes risk factors unique to indoor workers. "While heat stress risks for outdoor workers are more ...