Groups Tout Study Of Heat Dangers’ Cost To Press OSHA On Rulemaking

Environmentalists and work-safety groups are ramping up pressure on OSHA to expedite a heat exposure standard, including through a new study that says high heat conditions, exacerbated by climate change, could lead to as much as $55.4 billion in lost wages annually by 2065 without new workplace protections or greenhouse gas reductions. A January 13 report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, “Quantifying the impact of future extreme heat on the outdoor work sector in the United States,” finds that...