With rising global temperatures and increasingly frequent heatwaves, outdoor workers have become one of the most vulnerable ...

Construction work often takes place in environments where ... Areas of focus should include heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. State and Federal law has been clear to state that ...

Ricardo Medina, a construction worker from Laredo ... Sebastian Valero with LFD states that some potential signs of heat stroke include high body temperature, nausea and a strong pulse.

Opposition to a planned rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions.

Ventilated hard hats, “heat buddies” and electrolyte drinks are just a few of the ways that Curran Young Construction helps ...

Oil industry opposition to a planned OSHA rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous ...

Many of those who have died were construction workers, with 334 dying during ... can result in a range of health issues including heat stroke, which causes seizures, loss of consciousness and ...

The hearing, titled “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach,” revisited the same ground covered in a ...

As an advanced health care provider working for over a decade, I’ve seen the devastating toll heat-related illness can take on the human body — and how quickly it can ...

A new law that took effect on May 13 now requires cities and counties to allow construction activities to begin by 5 a.m. on ...

A fall from a second-story roof in Sevierville. A deadly trench collapse in Knoxville. Fatal heat stroke in Clarksville. These are just a handful of the dozens of work-related deaths investigated ...