As the implications of climate change become more apparent, heat stress is a perilous occupational hazard, affecting millions globally. Following the patterns set by earlier years, 2024 has already ...

With high temperatures increasingly affecting indoor workplaces, a newly enhanced mobile app offers real-time heat stress monitoring, health alerts, and risk assessment tools for employers and ...

“The main differences in heat stress between indoor and outdoor workplaces are the heat sources and workplace conditions that may contribute to heat stress,” said Jo Anne Balanay, PhD, CIH, a ...

A 30-year-old farm worker in North Carolina died last September on a day that was fairly typical for the state. Temperatures were in the mid-90s and the heat index, which includes humidity, was 96 ...

National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine How much of an impact and influence does heat stress have on one’s health, work productivity and even the economy? Led by Lead ...

Heat records were shattered this past summer and the early fall forecast predicts above average temperatures to continue in large areas of the country, countless outdoor workers face significant ...

THIS article is intended to help the employer and safety professional to further enhance an existing heat stress prevention strategy. In reading this article, keep in mind that each workplace should ...

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FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIHA—the association for scientists and professionals dedicated to occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS)—announces the release of Heat Stress App ...