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Heat Illness
4 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "Heat Illness" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
Heat illness is a leading cause of preventable outdoor and indoor injury. OSHA enforces heat hazards today under a National Emphasis Program and the General Duty Clause; a federal Heat Injury and Illness Prevention rule is still a proposed rule, not a final standard. These articles cover water-rest-shade, acclimatization, and building a written heat plan now.
The Data Behind America's First Workplace Heat Standard
A data analysis of the case for a federal heat rule — the recorded death and illness toll, why the real numbers are almost certainly higher, and what OSHA's proposed 80°F and 90°F heat-index triggers would actually require of 36 million workers' employers.
Worker Acclimatization to Heat: OSHA's 7-14 Day Protocol & the 'First Day' Risk
New and returning workers face the highest heat-illness risk on day one. OSHA's guidance ramps them up over their first one to two weeks with the Rule of 20 percent. The schedule, the data behind it, and what the proposed rule would add.
Is There an OSHA Heat Standard Yet? (2026 Status, Timeline & What Applies Now)
As of October 2026 there is no final federal OSHA heat standard. The proposed rule, date by date from the Federal Register, what it would require on a jobsite, and the duties that already apply.
Heat Illness Prevention Plan: What a Written HIIPP Must Include
A written Heat Illness Prevention Plan is the document OSHA looks for on a hot-weather inspection. Here are the six elements every HIIPP needs, the 80°F/90°F proposed triggers, and how to build a jobsite-ready plan.