The second term of President Donald J. Trump started with a flurry of executive orders, presidential memoranda, and directives, some of which ...

If you feel any symptoms, tell someone immediately because you may need medical help. During a heat wave you are at greater risk of getting sick. You need to watch yourself and coworkers more closely, ...

But on Nov. 27, 2024, Cal/OSHA fined Parkwood Landscape Maintenance in Van Nuys $276,425 for willfully violating state heat illness prevention regulations for outdoor workplaces. That is the first ...

for three serious-category violations of California’s heat illness prevention standard. On Monday, Cal-OSHA said the agency fined the farm $17,550. Ruiz Farm is appealing the citations ...

For example, California has the Heat Illness Prevention Standard (T8CCR 3395), which mandates specific measures when temperatures reach 80°F or higher. Additionally, California has introduced the ...

The study links exertional heat stroke to chronic disorders, revealing impacts on body mass regulation and heart health, ...

Summer is when temperatures are the highest in the U.S. As temperatures soared last year, so did ER visits for heat illness. A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published ...

Under the Biden Administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was in the process of reviewing rules for heat injury and illness prevention. An informal public hearing was ...

Heat-related deaths and illnesses are becoming increasingly common at work. Prevention requires both employers and workers to recognize heat hazards. How can you best educate your organization?

and these conditions can lead to dangerous heat-related illnesses if people aren’t careful. Southwest Florida’s heat index has lately seen “feels like” temperatures reach more than 100 ...