Experts say the risk of house fires increases during cold snaps—especially when heaters and space heaters are used improperly ...

Testing a circuit breaker is about judging reliability under fault conditions, not just checking continuity or voltage. A ...

House Republicans and small business advocates are pushing back against a heat-safety rule proposed during the Biden administration, arguing it would impose unnecessary requirements on employers ...

Members of the public submitted close to 50,000 comments on OSHA’s new proposed limits on heat exposure in the workplace, with many employers expressing concern about the scope and one-size-fits-all ...

The new Thermal Trace app allows users to explore thermal stress and related data from 1940 until five days before present, for anywhere in the world. The app, free for users, was developed by the ...

A new study confirms that commonsense workplace protections from extreme heat — water, shade, breaks — help save workers from being injured on the job. The finding — something labor and climate ...

LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, the United Nations said on Friday.

This series of fact sheets provides insights into how the OBBBA and the administration’s policies will increase the costs of health care, food, energy, and borrowing in each state in the near future.

Last summer, the United States took a crucial step towards protecting millions of workers across the country from the impacts of extreme heat on the job. In July 2024, the Occupational Safety and ...