Items Tagged with 'Heat stress'

During the summer months, outdoor workers are at heightened risk of heat-related illnesses, ranging from mild heat rash to potentially deadly heatstroke. “It’s not like you just provide them water and that solves the problem,” one expert says. “It starts with an effective plan.”

Washington — Questions over how to protect workers from heat-related illnesses took center stage during a July 11 hearing convened by the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee.

What considerations need to be made when it comes to mitigating heat stress in outdoor vs. indoor work?

Washington — OSHA’s threshold for moderate occupational heat risks starts at a heat index of 91° F, but that “might not be sufficiently protective,” according to an analysis by the agency.

Washington — More than 130 organizations and 90 individuals are petitioning OSHA to issue regulations aimed at protecting workers against heat stress.

Washington – OSHA has launched its annual summer campaign to remind employers and employees about the dangers of working outdoors in hot weather.

The Standard 6602 Evaporative Cooling Towel, part of the Chill-Its line of cooling products, now can be purchased in bulk packages of 50.

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion are the two most dangerous heat-related illnesses, according to OSHA.