Inside OSHA

September 11, 2024

OSHA Publishes Proposed Heat Rule, Starting Four-Month Comment Window

August 29, 2024 at 5:09 PM
OSHA is formally publishing its heat safety standard for indoor and outdoor work, over a month after first unveiling text for the long-awaited regulation, beginning a 120-day public comment period that would close just weeks before President Joe Biden’s term ends -- and thus leaves further work on the rulemaking to the next administration. The rule , “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings,” will appear in the Aug. 30 Federal Register , starting the comment...

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