OSHA Officials Avoid Specifics on Timing of Heat Stress Rule

Federal worker safety officials are working on a national heat stress rule but are offering no deadlines or milestones for when it might emerge.

“We’re working expeditiously,” Occupational Safety and Health Administration head Doug Parker said Wednesday at an American Bar Association conference in San Juan, P.R., focused on occupational safety.

OSHA’s proposed rule (RIN:1218-AD39), which would set requirements for protecting both indoor and outdoor workers, remains in the development phase. OSHA first proposed the rule in October 2021.

Officials speaking at the conference Wednesday offered no date for when OSHA will formally issue its notice of proposed ...