OSHA Proposes Long-Awaited General-Industry Heat Standard

OSHA has released its proposed nationwide heat illness and injury prevention standard after years of development, closely following the outline it previewed to agency advisors earlier this year that mandates written safety plans at both indoor and outdoor work sites, with triggers for action based on either heat index or wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) measurements. The agency posted regulatory text for the proposal online July 2, ahead of formal publication in the Federal Register . It would require employers...