According to an independent study done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2021 tied for the sixth warmest year in a continued trend of a rapidly heating planet.
Through this program, OSHA will conduct heat-related workplace inspections before workers suffer completely preventable injuries, conditions, or, even worse, fatalities.
A study of work-related heat stress by the Canada-based Institute for Work & Health finds that heat strokes, sunstrokes, and other heat illnesses spike disproportionately affect those on the job for less than two months. So take extra care to look for signs of heat illness with new employees doing manual labor.
In April 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a National Emphasis Program to protect millions of workers from heat illness and injuries.
Through this program, OSHA will conduct heat-related workplace inspections before workers suffer completely preventable injuries, conditions, or, even worse, fatalities.