The National Emphasis Program protects workers from heat-related hazards, focusing on workplaces where heat stress risks are ...

Compliance officers will conduct random inspections in high-risk industries on days when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory or warning.

The previous initiative lapsed on April 8, but two days later, the safety agency announced an updated outreach, resource and ...

On April 10, 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) for ...

The program was designed to increase inspections at worksites with a high risk for extreme heat. But the Trump administration ...

"From April 2022 until December 2024, OSHA conducted approximately 7,000 heat-related inspections, a dramatic increase from ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Although it's still only May, North Texas is already feeling the summer heat. And as temperatures rise, OSHA's new initiative aims to help employers and workers navigate the ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The federal government is planning to reform a workplace ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. On July 10, 2024, 10 inmates at the Scott County jail ...

A federal program that targets skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities for COVID-19 inspections and compliance is being extended past its Thursday deadline. The Occupational Safety and ...