OSHA Proposes New Rule To Protect Workers From Heat Stress President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the ...

As heat stress becomes an increasingly critical issue in industrial safety, head protection must evolve to not only shield the wearer from impacts but also mitigate heat stress. According to Page and ...

AIHA heat stress experts note that in indoor workspaces such as warehouses where there is a lack of climate control —notably air conditioning—or proper ventilation, heat exposure may build up due to ...

The impact of rising global temperatures has been particularly apparent in the Americas, which have seen a 33 percent increase in heat-related occupational injuries since 2000, according to the report ...

As the implications of climate change become more apparent, heat stress is a perilous occupational hazard, affecting millions globally. Following the patterns set by earlier years, 2024 has already ...

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 ...

Worker deaths due to heat stress continue to increase. And while the events of extreme heat are expected to continue, that does not mean that deaths need to continue. “These deaths are preventable,” ...

If a heat wave hit Melbourne and the power blacked out, most apartment buildings would bake, with indoor temperatures ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) (KFSN) -- Woodward Park in Northeast Fresno was busy on Thursday morning with people getting in their daily exercise before the hotter temperatures settled in. "Limit your ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIHA—the association for scientists and professionals dedicated to occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS)—announces the release of Heat Stress App ...