NACOSH Panel Eyes Broad Focus For OSHA’s Planned Heat Danger Rule

OSHA’s advisors are floating several areas where they could urge the agency to take a broad approach in its upcoming heat danger standard, such as by tailoring protections for a wide range of job conditions and expanding the list of health risks the rule could address. During a Dec. 13 meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NACOSH) heat workgroup, members summarized tentative conclusions from recent internal discussions, and previewed suggestions for the standard that they...