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Hot Topic: How States and Federal OSHA Are Responding to Extreme Heat

By Beeta B. Lashkari and Andrea Chavez As record-breaking temperatures continue to impact communities and workplaces across the country, heat illness prevention remains a top priority for regulators at both the federal and...more

Nevada OSHA Adopts New Heat-Illness Prevention Regulation: What Employers Need to Know

As previously reported, on November 15, 2024, Nevada adopted heat illness prevention regulation R131-24AP, aiming to protect workers from heat-related hazards in both indoor and outdoor environments. Nevada OSHA has since...more

Cal/OSHA’s First Willful Heat Violation Citation Highlights Heat Illness Prevention Focus

Cal/OSHA announced in a press release on December 12, 2024, that it had issued its first willful heat violation citation, highlighting its increased emphasis on heat illness prevention. The citation imposed $276,425 in...more

Nevada Adopts New Heat-Illness Regulation

On November 15, 2024, Nevada adopted a heat-illness regulation (R131-24AP) designed to protect workers from rising temperatures. Nevada’s new regulation reflects a growing trend among states implementing measures to protect...more

Top Takeaways From CAL/OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Presentation

We recently attended the “Heat Illness Prevention for Indoor and Outdoor Workers – What Employers Need to Know” presentation put on by Cal/OSHA’s Consultation Unit to get an idea of how Cal/OSHA plans to interpret and enforce...more

CAL/OSHA’s Indoor Heat Illness Regulation Now In Effect

Wednesday morning, the California Department of Industrial Relations issued a press release stating that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Illness Regulation yesterday and that the...more

[Webinar] Cal/OSHA Mid-Year Update - May 22nd, 1:00 pm EST

As we near the half-way mark through 2024, join us as we take stock of what has happened at Cal/OSHA in the first few months of the year. We’ll cover new developments and agency priorities for the remainder of 2024 and...more

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