With the summer months quickly arriving, we are looking forward to BBQs and lots of good times outdoors. But it also means that some of us will be working in the sun and heat, performing our jobs with occupational safety hazards not found in the cooler seasons.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that between 2011 and 2019, nearly 200 workers died from environmental heat exposure while performing their jobs. Heat illnesses are becoming such significant occupational health and safety issues that the OSHA has made it a priority with their heat illness prevention campaign as well as a rulemaking to develop an enforceable heat illness standard for employers.