Addressing the impacts of heatwaves in the workplace

Heat and humidity contributed to kidney damage and disease in the San Luis Valley in Colorado between 1984 and 1998, according to our recently published work in the peer-reviewed journal Weather, Climate, and Society.

This study investigates the impact of workplace heat and cold on work time loss.

Find out what occupational heat standards exist, or are under development, federally and in your state.

This study combines a climate model with an input-output model to quantify the risks associated with trade-related occupational extreme heat exposure.

More frequent high-temperature days and heatwaves substantially reduce labour productivity. The impact is particularly severe for smaller and less productive firms

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing California farmworkers to use sick time when environmental conditions are too dangerous for them to work.

UC San Diego’s Teevrat Garg explores how extreme heat affects workforces in low- and middle-income countries.

This report includes an analysis of national legislation to address heat stress from 21 countries across the world, identifying common provisions for workplace level measures.

Indian regulatory codes are largely advisory when it comes to dealing with heat, ignoring humidity altogether, placing millions in danger during heatwaves and monsoons

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new rule that would require employers to develop injury and illness prevention plans in order to better protect workers from heat-related injuries and death.