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OSHA hosts webinar on preventing heat-related illnesses, injuries

from Safety + Health Magazine

OSHA hosts webinar on preventing heat-related illnesses, injuries Safety + Health Magazine To prevent illnesses and injuries related to environmental heat exposure, employers need to “think about preventing injuries and providing workers with the right equipment for the job,” a May 19 webinar hosted by OSHA advises. “Millions of U.S. workers are exposed to heat in the workplace, and although heat-related illness is preventable, each year thousands of workers are getting sick from their exposure to heat, and … some cases are fatal,” Stephen Boyd, deputy regional administrator for OSHA Region 6, said during the presentation. READ MORE

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