OSHA Emphasizes Heat Safety With Arrival of Summer

Summer is here, and with it comes periods of excessive heat.  The Weather Channel has reported that a dangerous heat wave that could top daily records will spread across much of the South and into parts of the Midwest this week. And the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the high temperatures present a real danger to workers around the nation.  According to OSHA, millions of U.S. workers are exposed to heat in their workplaces. Although illness from exposure to heat is preventable, thousands of people become sick from occupational heat exposure every year, and ...