Federal rules requiring businesses to protect workers from extreme heat are coming in 2027, and current precautions may not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A second Donald Trump presidency will likely spell the death of OSHA’s recently published heat safety rule, but it won’t necessarily mean no standard will come to pass, experts told Construction Dive.

OSHA has updated and extended its National Emphasis Program on heat hazards for workplaces in the U.S., according to an April 10 news release. The previous NEP, originally issued in April 2022 and ...

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 ...

OSHA has proposed a rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and injuries, but its future is uncertain. The proposed rule would require employers to monitor temperatures, provide training, ...

An OSHA rule proposed under President Joe Biden has stalled, but the agency is using its existing powers to issue more fines. And a growing number of states are jumping into the fray. A proposed ...

With summer temperatures rising and OSHA’s heat hazard enforcement intensifying, Human Resources and SHEA (Safety, Health, Environmental, and Awareness) teams play a critical role in keeping their ...

Collaborative workshops at WorkSource Oregon centers will cover critical construction hazards, heat illness and worker rights.

Workplace safety regulators urge companies to provide water and rest breaks as temperatures climb toward 100 degrees.