Articles Tagged with ''heat illness''

Legal expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, discuss the latest developments regarding asbestos and heat hazard safety and how they affect contractors.

In this episode, construction law expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, breaks down what roofing contractors need to know about OSHA's new heat initiative.

ThermoPaks in the front and back of the StaCool Vest provide hours of cooling, ideal for occupations and industries working in high heat environments.

Through the program, OSHA will conduct heat-related workplace inspections before workers suffer preventable injuries, illnesses or fatalities.

The campaign will raise awareness of the dangers of heat stress on the jobsite in advance of National Heat Awareness Day on May 27.

The agency began the process of considering a heat-specific workplace rule to address heat-related illnesses when it published the ANPRM on Oct. 27, 2021.

The tentative agenda includes updates from OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and discussions about OSHA’s work on heat illness.

The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will initiate a comment period to gather diverse perspectives and expertise on topics, such as heat-stress thresholds, heat-acclimatization planning and exposure monitoring.

The newly established initiative prioritizes heat-related interventions and inspections of work activities on days when the heat index exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

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