US Worker Heat Stress Proposal Opens for Public Input on Aug. 30

OSHA will launch the public comment period for its first national workplace heat-stress prevention proposed rule on August 30, according to a notice published Thursday on the Federal Register’s public inspection website.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration will take comments for 120 days on a proposal that’s been years in the making as global temperatures continue to soar.

OSHA released the text of the notice of proposed rulemaking and supporting documents on July 2, drawing immediate compliance concerns from the business community while worker advocates pushed the agency to move swiftly to finalize the regulation.

The measure calls ...