DOL Seeks Input for Heat Standard

The U.S. Department of Labor urges owners of small businesses and representatives from local government bodies to join the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in discussions on the potential impacts of a workplace heat standard. With rising temperatures, workplace hazards are increasing. While largely preventable and often underreported, workplace heat illness sickens thousands of people and, in some cases, is fatal, OSHA said. OSHA is developing a standard for workplaces to prevent heat illness and injury in outdoor and indoor environments in general industry and in...