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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Arizona’s New Heat Safety Executive Order: What to Know as Temperatures Rise

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/5/2025

On May 22, 2025, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed Executive Order (EO) 2025-09 as part of the state’s broader initiative to enhance worker safety amid rising summer temperatures. ...more

OSHA’s Heat Hazard Enforcement Program and How to Prepare Your Workplace

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 8/16/2022

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently unveiled a new National Emphasis Program (“NEP”) for outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards. To best protect workers in hot working environments,...more

Oregon Releases Final Rules on Heat Illness Prevention and Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/19/2022

On May 9 and 10, 2022, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) adopted final rules on heat illness and wildfire smoke. The Oregon OSHA Final Heat Illness Prevention Standard - Oregon...more

Oregon OSHA Enacts Emergency Rules to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2021

On July 8, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) adopted temporary rules to bolster worker protections from the hazards of high and extreme heat, including requirements to provide shade,...more

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