GOP lawmakers and business advocacy groups challenge proposed Biden-era federal heat safety standards, calling the ...

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 ...

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.

Doug Parker oversaw the nation’s first-ever proposed heat protections for workers. The Biden administration made history this summer when it proposed first-ever protections for people working in ...

We all know that Arizona is hot. Too hot, oftentimes, for workers to safely spend long periods working outdoors — or even ...

Unlike outdoor heat stress, which spikes during summer heat waves, indoor heat stress is often chronic, cumulative and harder to spot. Workers may not feel the immediate alarm of extreme temperatures, ...

But OSHA is not dead yet, and it’s still charged with preventing accidents, advising companies on workplace safety policies, and more. One recent move to keep workers safe on the job is the recent ...

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

“OSHA has refused to act on this for over 40 years,” Dr. Sammy Almashat, a researcher with Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, told EHS Today. “Twice, NIOSH recommended standards and one of those ...

Arizona workers are set to benefit from new heat safety recommendations aimed at reducing heat-related risks on the job.