On July 2, 2024, OSHA submitted a draft version of a new standard: “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention” to the office of the Federal Register for publication. For General Industry, the standard will be designated as 1910.148. For Construction, the standard will be designated as 1926.67. While the final proposed rule may differ somewhat from the draft rule, most of the elements of the draft proposed standard will probably be published in the FR.

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