Workers worldwide need better protection from extreme heat as climate change causes more frequent heatwaves – that's the conclusion of a new report from the World Health Organization and the World ...

As the heat index soars above 100 degrees in the Baltimore region this week, officials are urging workplaces to follow new state regulations for managing high-heat environments in the workplace to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Heat exposure killed 55 workers across all industries in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2021 and 2022, nearly 5,000 people suffered heat-related injuries or illnesses that ...

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 ...

File photo of LaShonda Barber, right, and Priscilla Hoyle, left, two unionized workers based at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. They attended a union rally on August 13, 2024. Both women ...

Officials hope new workplace heat stress safety measures will help prevent overheating at the job. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) State health and labor officials hope that new ...