Will OSHA Instate the First-Ever Federal Heat Standards to Protect Workers From Overheating Deaths?

WV industry opposes OSHA heat rule proposal advocates call vital for worker health

West Virginia industry leaders oppose, and political leaders are quiet on a rule proposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to require employers to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace. The rule comes amid global warming causing increasingly oppressive heat in West Virginia and across the United States.

To protect against heat, Liberty Lagoon will now close for an hour each day, require paid reentry

BREC's Liberty Lagoon water park, which delayed opening for the summer season until July 4, is now amending its daily hours to protect swimmers and staff from the heat.

Korea to mandate 20-minute worker breaks every 2 hours during heat waves

In response to a severe heat wave gripping Korea, the government implemented new regulations requiring employers to provide outdoor workers with at least a 20-minute break every two hours during periods of extreme heat. The move comes as the nation grapples with dangerously high temperatures, and Seoul is in its first heat wave warning of the year, significantly earlier than in previous years. A heat advisory is triggered at 33 degrees Celsius, …

Will OSHA instate the first-ever federal heat standards to protect workers from overheating deaths?

With speculation that summer 2025 will continue to break nationwide heat records, most outdoor workers have little protections in place to prevent heat-related illness, injury, or death on the job.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently wrapped up two weeks of continued public hearings to consider a national heat standard that would mandate employers to allow for paid breaks, water, and shade depending on high heat triggers.He…

Trump administration proposes weakening a worker safety rule

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a new rule for worker safety laws that would largely affect entertainment workers. These changes would weaken protections for workers and lessen the responsibilities of employers. The new rule proposed by OSHA could potentially affect whether employers can be cited for work-related injuries or deaths due to heat. This creates concern around overall worker safety as employers w…

Community voices: Federal heat hearings offer hope for lifesaving worker protections - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Heat is a serious hazard for today’s outdoor workers. Every summer, temperatures seem to creep higher, creating more high-heat days. In construction, where workers perform physically demanding work for long hours, often while wearing respirators and other protective equipment, the risk for experiencing heat exhaustion and even heat stroke is very real. Construction workers make up only 6% of the U.S. workforce but account for 36% of all heat-rel…