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The summer heat is gone, but concerns remain surrounding heat safety for workers. Extreme heat can affect workers indoors, especially in environments with specific features, appliances, and safety requirements. Here’s what you need to know about heat safety preparedness.
On episode 227 of EHS On Tap, Kerry Schimelfenig, Business Development Manager, PIP Americas, talks about advances in heat safety protection and the impact of pending legislation.
Summer 2024 was the hottest on record—and most of the United States grappled with dangerously high temperatures throughout July and August. The country has cooled down since then. But this summer’s extreme heat was a warning sign. Earth is only getting hotter, and we’re likely to see increasingly dangerous temperatures that could put your employees […]
On episode 223 of EHS On Tap, Daniel Glucksman, Senior Policy Director at the International Safety Equipment Association, talks about the status of heat safety regulations and their impact on worker safety.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced on September 10 that its Heat Stress Mobile App is now available to help workers, employers, and safety professionals address the increased risk of heat illnesses posed by rising temperatures. The app, available for Android and Apple mobile phones, was developed by heat safety experts from the AIHA’s […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finally published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on August 30, initiating a 120-day comment period for the agency’s proposed heat illness prevention standard (89 Fed. Reg. 70698). OSHA first released the text of its proposal on the agency website on July 2. Comments […]
California’s new Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment standard has become effective, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced July 24. The indoor heat standard applies to most indoor workplaces, such as manufacturing facilities, restaurants, and warehouses. In indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82 degrees Fahrenheit, employers must take […]
On July 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released text of a proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard. The proposed regulation would contain requirements for water, shade, paid breaks, heat acclimatization, and training. Heat injury and illness prevention requirements would be triggered by a National Weather Service heat index of 80° Fahrenheit […]
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved an indoor heat standard on June 20 to protect indoor workers from heat illness, the state Department of Industrial Relations announced June 21. The state already has an outdoor heat illness prevention standard. The new regulation requires that indoor workplaces be cooled to below 87 degrees Fahrenheit, […]
The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health unanimously recommended that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for a federal heat exposure standard, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced May 8. In 2021, the agency issued an advance notice of proposal rulemaking (ANPRM) on heat […]