Jul. 12—Cal/OSHA issued a high-heat hazard alert Wednesday, reminding employers to protect workers from potentially deadly illness as the agency gears up for worksite inspections to ensure compliance.

As temperatures climb into the 90s across Southern California, Cal/OSHA is reminding employers to protect outdoor and indoor workers from heat illness through water, shade, rest breaks, and training.

Two decades after California enacted a landmark heat safety law, farmworkers are still getting sick and sometimes dying from preventable heat illness. Cal/OSHA says it is working to improve ...

As summer temperatures rise across California, it’s a good time for employers to review their responsibilities under Cal/OSHA’s heat illness prevention standards. These rules apply to both outdoor and ...

SAN DIEGO — As temperatures climbed to dangerous levels Thursday, construction supervisors across San Diego enacted mandatory heat illness prevention protocols required under California law. At the ...

As record-breaking temperatures continue to impact communities and workplaces across the country, heat illness prevention remains a top priority for regulators at both the federal and state levels.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The view from a drone of farmworkers harvesting tomatoes Friday in Woodland. Though it was not yet noon, the temperature was ...

Though it was not yet noon, the temperature was already inching toward triple digits, and it felt even hotter for the scores of farmworkers hunched in the rows of watermelon plants in this field ...