Tag: Heat Stress

  1. Protect Workers from Heat Stress

    Americans work in a variety of hot and/or humid environments. And with hot environments come safety and health problems. Heat tends to promote accidents due to the slipperiness of sweaty palms, dizziness or the fogging of safety glasses. If it is an Read more...
  2. How to Ensure Workers in Hot Conditions Are Protected from Coronavirus

    Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA has strongly recommended the use of face coverings in the workplace to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Face coverings, either cloth face coverings or surgical masks, are simple barriers that help prevent Read more...
  3. OSHA Cites Company for Fatal Heat-Related Injury

    OSHA recently cited Middleburg, Florida-based Southeastern Subcontractors Inc. for failing to protect employees from the dangerous hazards of working outdoors in extreme heat. OSHA investigated the roofing company after an employee died from Read more...
  4. Protect Workers in the Dog Days of Summer

    The dog days of summer often bring soaring temperatures. Therefore, now is a good time to make sure workers in hot conditions are protected from heat illness, which claims dozens of employee lives every year. Cal/OSHA has a heat illness prevention Read more...

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