Compliance officers will conduct random inspections in high-risk industries on days when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory or warning.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has dropped its numerical inspection targets and taken fruit and ...

The previous initiative lapsed on April 8, but two days later, the safety agency announced an updated outreach, resource and ...

As summer 2026 approaches, employers face a period of significant regulatory uncertainty regarding workplace heat illness prevention at the federal level due to two important developments: the ...

The agency updated and extended its National Emphasis Program for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards until 2031 as ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration updated its National Emphasis Program on heat hazards that targets 55 high-risk industries, including sawmills, and ...

On April 8, 2022, OSHA issued a National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards. In January 2025, Douglas Park, OSHA's assistant secretary, extended the directive, saying it would ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its National Emphasis Program (NEP) addressing indoor and outdoor ...

As climate change increases the risks of heat exposure, farmworker advocates point to a need for maintaining safety standards ...

The Trump administration is silent on its plans. Democrats urged renewal and warned about workers “risking their health and their lives.” One of the federal government’s only tools for protecting ...

Statewide recommendations made by the governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force provide a guide for shade, acclimation, ...

This story was originally published on Construction Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Construction Dive newsletter. OSHA has updated and extended its National ...