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With warming trends now documented across 41 states and heatwaves occurring at roughly twice the frequency seen in the 1960s, an issue that used to be limited to certain seasons is now emerging as an ongoing occupational risk.

Adverse health conditions tied to psychosocial risk hazards may contribute globally to more than 840,000 worker deaths annually, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO).

In construction, manufacturing, and other high-exertion industries, heat exposure is predictable, measurable, and something we see season after season. Yet many heat illness prevention efforts still focus primarily on what happens during the work shift.

In October 2025, a woman died of blunt trauma to the left lower extremity while working in a San Antonio H-E-B warehouse.

OSHA cited the employer with a willful violation for bypassing the machine’s safety guards.

The agency investigated a complaint filed by a Kansas City-based employee of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

Two warehouse worker deaths occurred during OSHA's active National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting warehousing operations.

OSHA is investigating a worker’s death at SpaceX’s Starbase launch site in South Texas on Friday, May 15, 2026.

Promoting “good headspace” means workers are in a healthy, productive mindset to manage thoughts and emotions. 

The report was released amid a sharp drop in workplace health and safety enforcement, as federal penalties decline 47 percent in 2025.