Summer 2025 is already breaking heat records across the country, and construction sites are feeling the pressure. With longer heatwaves and higher humidity, workers are facing more than just ...

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 ...

SEOUL — Kim Hoon, 49, has worked as a formwork carpenter on construction sites since 2002. While working outdoors during the peak of summer has always been tough, in recent years, the conditions have ...

Last week's record-breaking heat wave is highlighting concerns about the potential health risks facing workers. At Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia, Dr. Douglas Olson, the medical ...

Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer. In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet relief. But under the scorching sun, outdoor labor can be grueling, ...

TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japan endured another day of a searing heatwave on Monday, with temperatures soaring to the highest this year in Tokyo and leaving those having to work outside vulnerable to ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The weekend warm-up has many in the ag industry taking precautions to guard against heat illness. On Friday, employers were reminded they must provide shade, water, and ...

ATLANTA (KABC) -- A new wearable device may soon be available to help keep farmworkers safe in the heat. Roxana Chicas, a nurse scientist at Emory University in Georgia, has teamed up with the Georgia ...

SAN DIEGO — As temperatures climbed to dangerous levels Thursday, construction supervisors across San Diego enacted mandatory heat illness prevention protocols required under California law. At the ...