National Waste & Recycling Association emphasizes the need for flexibility to address heat risks across work environments.

All outdoor workplaces are covered by heat illness prevention regulations. Certain industries, including agriculture, ...

Early the week of January 13, NWRA submitted comments on OSHA’s proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard, ...

A House subcommittee recently advanced a bill that would require Virginia school boards to establish guidelines relating to ...

Last year, the Legislature stripped local governments of the power to enact protections, saying a county-by-county approach ...

Last year, ahead of the warmest summer on record, the Florida Legislature stripped local governments of the power to protect ...

Failing to provide mandatory training can subject an employer ... with a $276,425 Cal/OSHA fine related to outdoor heat injury and illness prevention policies, with $18,000 of the fine assessed ...

Lapointe’s support for decriminalization, overdose prevention sites ... and Surgeons warning of potential deaths.

On December 19, 2024, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved a proposal to make permanent amendments to its regulation ...

We spoke with an environmental health specialist to find out what you should look out for if you want to grab some food from ...

The proposed rule would require employers to develop an injury and illness prevention plan to mitigate excessive heat hazards. Employers would be ... significant amounts of education, testing and ...