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Most worksite injury prevention programs focus solely on conditions of the worksite – making sure workers properly use PPE, correct equipment usage and more. But worksite accidents don't happen in a ...

WASHINGTON — In a typical year, Missouri workers and employers file hundreds of reports and claims related to compensation for heat-related injuries, a workplace hazard that the federal government ...

Sometimes the heat makes you vomit, said Carmen Garcia, a farmworker in the San Joaquin Valley of California. She and her husband spent July in the garlic fields, kneeling on the scorched earth as ...

A new study confirms that commonsense workplace protections from extreme heat — water, shade, breaks — help save workers from being injured on the job. The finding — something labor and climate ...

OSHA sets the baseline for fall protection—but is that really enough? As fall-related fatalities continue to rise, safety leaders must rethink their approach, with or without regulatory oversight.

Earlier this summer, Erika Deluque began to feel weak while working in a Dixon tomato field in triple-digit heat. Her headache grew stronger, her body involuntarily shivered and she felt like vomiting ...