On April 10, 2026, OSHA published an updated National Emphasis Program (NEP) for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. The updated NEP ...

As summer 2026 approaches, employers face a period of significant regulatory uncertainty regarding workplace heat illness prevention at the federal level due to two important developments: the ...

The previous initiative lapsed on April 8, but two days later, the safety agency announced an updated outreach, resource and inspection program that will run through 2031.

Federal safety and health agency updated and extended emphasis program for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards until 2031 as advocates warn of declining workplace safety enforcement under the ...

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has dropped its numerical inspection targets and taken fruit and ...

On April 8, 2022, OSHA issued a National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards. In January 2025, Douglas Park, OSHA's assistant secretary, extended the directive, saying it would ...

On April 10, OSHA updated its National Emphasis Program that protects workers from outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. The update directs agency resources where they can make the biggest impact – ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration updated its National Emphasis Program on heat hazards that targets 55 high-risk industries, including sawmills ...

Cal/OSHA has launched its annual bilingual training for agricultural workers as part of broader efforts to enforce and ...

The Trump administration is silent on its plans. Democrats urged renewal and warned about workers “risking their health and their lives.” One of the federal government’s only tools for protecting ...

Statewide recommendations made by the governor’s Workplace Heat Safety Task Force provide a guide for shade, acclimation, ...