First-Time Study Finds Increased Work Injury Risks From Rising Heat

A first-time national study finds that hot temperatures are a significant risk factor for a wide array of workplace injuries beyond heat illness or heat stroke, although state heat illness-prevention standards appear to lessen the risk. The findings come as the Trump OSHA is weighing whether to finalize a proposed Biden-era heat standard, while also taking additional comment on questions raised by the agency during an informal public hearing on the proposal earlier this year. Work injury risks begin to...