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  • 2 Jul 2024

    Public Statement in Support of OSHA’S Proposed Heat Rule

    The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) strongly supports OSHA’s proposed rule to address heat-related hazards for both indoor and outdoor workers. The rule, which was announced today, is a critical step in protecting millions of workers from heat-related illnesses and injuries.

  • 5 Jun 2024

    Local opinion: Arizona workers are dying for heat protection

    As we progress towards an ordinance here in Southern Arizona, let’s be bold in our determination to effectively confront the ever-more-deadly challenge that heat presents in our workplaces. We have the resources in our community to make this program the model for the rest of the state. Let’s honor the memory of Dario Mendoza – and others who, like him, shouldn’t have died on the job – by passing the robust heat exposure ordinance our workers need and deserve.

  • 26 Apr 2024

    Workers Shouldn’t Have to Risk Heat Stroke

    Too many workers have already died from laboring in extreme heat due to climate change.

    By: Jessica Martinez and Katelyn Parady

    From The Progressive

  • 27 Mar 2024

    Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Greater Protections Needed for Immigrant Workers

    It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the stark reality that Latino men, like those who were part of the construction crew, face the highest rate of workplace fatalities in the United States. This sobering statistic underscores the urgent need for greater protections and safety measures for immigrant workers, who often take on dangerous jobs in construction and other industries to support their families.

COSH Network in the News

  • Safety + Health Magazine

    OSHA and safety advocate group call for worker input on proposed heat rule

    9 Sep 2024

    “Not only talking about the need for the rule,” Parker said during a Sept. 5 webinar hosted by the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, “but how we can make the rule better would be really, really helpful from workers. These are conversations that are often dominated by industry organizations. Workers’ voices on these issues are critical.”

  • Arizona's Family

    OSHA proposes new rule to provide first-ever federally enforced heat protections for workers

    6 Sep 2024

    According to Katelyn Parady, Phoenix staffer of the National Council for Occupational Safety, said federal enforcement is vital to make sure working Arizonans are staying safe because the local enforcement does not protect all workers who work in the deadly heat.

    “The numbers we’re talking about are very small,” Parady said. “I think in Phoenix the estimate is that it’s going to cover something like 10,000 people, and obviously we know many, many more people are dealing with heat on the job here.”

  • KJZZ Phoenix

    Proposed OSHA rule could provide 1st-ever federally enforceable worker heat protections

    4 Sep 2024

    Only five U.S. states currently have their own heat safety standards for workers. Katelyn Parady, a Phoenix staffer of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, says Arizona is not included in that list.

  • OHS Online

    National COSH Town Hall on Sept. 5 to Address Dangers of Workplace Heat Hazards

    4 Sep 2024

    As extreme heat continues to pose a threat to workers across the United States, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is organizing a virtual town hall to address this issue.