When Is It Too Hot to Work Outside?

Construction Team in working in hot Weeather

In a statement, OSHA said, “As we work toward a final rule on heat illness prevention, we’re also enhancing our enforcement compliance efforts to make sure employers and workers understand the dangers of heat illness and how to prevent it.”

Workers’ advocates say the current heat wave, as well as the specter of future summers with soaring temperatures because of climate change, shows a glaring need for more protections—not fewer.

Las report of workers died from over eposure over heat was on the OSHA report from 2011 to 2021 acorind with the wall street journal article.