The first day on the job is usually accompanied by anxiety about job performance and concern about first impressions. What’s not typically at the top of one’s first-day-of-work worry list is death, ...

Even as summer temperatures soar and states wrangle with protecting outdoor workers from extreme heat, Texas last week enacted a law that axes city rules mandating water and shade breaks for ...

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has quietly signed into law a measure barring local governments from requiring employers to provide workers with basic protections like shade, accessible water, and breaks from the ...

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The world is getting hotter and workers need protection from the heat. But at a hearing Monday about a proposed heat regulation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Elizabeth Milito ...

To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: Oscar Rodriguez has worked in construction for some 25 years, mainly in masonry building brick archways for the dozens of new ...

MIAMI-- In South Florida hundreds of workers are exposed to extreme heat, according to WeCount – a worker's center led by people who work outdoors. "This is hot, hot… very hot," said a landscaper who ...

PLACE TO HELP PROTECT THEM IN THESE SCENARIOS. IT’S HARD TO BEAT THE HEAT WHEN YOUR JOB KEEPS YOU OUTSIDE DIED FOR WORKERS IN MANY INDUSTRIES, THERE’S NO AVOIDING IT. IT’S VERY HOT, UH, SWEATING. RICK ...

TUMWATER, Wash, — New heat protections for outdoor workers in Washington will go into effect starting July 17, according to the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). “Excessive heat ...

The city of Boston is under a heat emergency due to extremely high temperatures. If you’re out, you want to make sure you’re staying cool and hydrated. Outdoor workers continued business as usual and ...

WeCount! organizer Erick Sánchez addresses the crowd at a June 21, 2023 rally urging Miami-Dade County to adopt heat protections for outdoor workers. Courtesy of WeCount! Roughly 50 of Miami-Dade ...