To keep student-athletes safe in sweltering heat, some schools spend millions of dollars to build climate-controlled facilities for practice and competitions. Others buy their athletes individual ...

With an increasing intensity and severity of heat waves in the U.S., Rutgers Health researchers, in collaboration with the ...

The research found that state rules requiring water and rest breaks when it’s hot address a wide range of dangers. Workplace protections against heat-related illnesses can also reduce a raft of other ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — With Wichita students back in school and high school sports practices set to start next week, the American Red Cross is urging athletes, parents, and coaches to watch for the ...

This program applies to all University of Nevada, Reno employees who may be exposed to working conditions that create a reasonable likelihood of heat illness. This includes both indoor and outdoor ...

Protecting workers is no longer about climate adaptation alone, argues Aryn Baker. What is the future of labor in our warming ...

When worksite temperatures are higher than 90 degrees, workers will be provided 15-minute rest breaks every two hours, "to allow workers to drink water and cool off and prevent heat illnesses such as ...

“For outdoor workers, ‘water, rest and shade’ are three words that can make the difference between life and death,” said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. “If employers take reasonable precautions, ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Another round of heat arrives as we go into this weekend and into early next week, so if you are going to be spending a lot of time outside, it’s important to recognize the ...

The season’s most dangerous heat wave has arrived in Southern California, and yet many workplaces are not prepared. So says a new report by job safety advocacy nonprofit Worksafe that surveyed about ...

E.R. doctor explains the warning signs of heat illness and what to do to stay safe in the Bakersfield heat. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Doctor Gabe Campion, an E.R. doctor with Dignity Health, warns ...