This program applies to all University of Nevada, Reno employees who may be exposed to working conditions that create a reasonable likelihood of heat illness. This includes both indoor and outdoor ...

The relentless heatwaves of Summer 2024 shattered records globally and placed unprecedented pressure on workers and businesses alike. Across multiple regions, including the United States and Europe, ...

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 ...

Summer 2024 was the United States’ fourth-hottest on record, and the hottest in history for many cities across the country. As global temperatures rise and heatwaves become more severe and frequent, ...

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With high temperatures increasingly affecting indoor workplaces, a newly enhanced mobile app offers real-time heat stress monitoring, health alerts, and risk assessment tools for employers and ...

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, ...

FORT LEE, Va. -- Despite well documented and effective techniques for preventing heat illnesses, they continue to be a threat to Soldiers in training and combat. Even mild heat illness and dehydration ...

Exertional heat illness can affect athletes during high-intensity or long-duration exercise and result in withdrawal from activity or collapse during or soon after activity. These maladies include ...