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Back to Basics: Protecting Your Employees from Summer’s Heat Hazards

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 23, 2025 Back to Basics

Updated: Jun 23, 2025

Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to protect employees from summer heat hazards. Even as workplace heat hazards continue unabated, the regulation of worker heat injuries and illnesses continues to evolve: If you have employees who work […]

Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers of State Heat Rules

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor May 22, 2025 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: May 22, 2025

Ahead of summer 2025, in a May 16 announcement, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) reminded the state’s employers of its indoor and outdoor heat illness prevention standards. The agency also reminded employers of educational materials, guidance, model programs, and other resources available from the agency, which offers annual training held statewide […]