OSHA to Develop Heat Standard
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September 24, 2021
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Jennifer Goodman, Construction Dive
The White House announced on Tuesday, September 21 that OSHA plans to create a federal standard to help prevent a growing and largely under-reported hazard on construction sites: heat-related illness.
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking, set to be released next month, is the first step in the process for developing a workplace heat standard.
Thousands of workers are sickened each year by workplace heat exposure. Despite widespread under-reporting, 43 workers died from heat illness in 2019, and at least 2,410 others suffered serious injuries and illnesses, according to OSHA.