OSHA�s New Heat Safety Rule: A Comprehensive Guide to Protecting Workers

Safe T Professionals30 Jul, 2024Miscellaneous

n the United States, over the past decade, heat-related workplace incidents and fatalities have risen sharply, highlighting the urgent need for stronger safety measures. Almost half of heat-related deaths occur on a worker?s very first day on the job?. Over 70 percent of heat-related deaths occur during a worker?s first week. Between 2011 and 2022, an average of 40 workers per year died from exposure to environmental heat?. From 2011 to 2020, an estimated 33,890 work-related heat injuries and illnesses resulted in days away from work, averaging 3,389 cases per year? (OSHA)?.