The Summer Series: Extreme Heat and Workers’ Health

Across the country, we’re seeing the growing impacts of extreme heat, and workers are among those on the frontlines. As temperatures rise, so do the dangers of heat-related illness, injury, and death on the job. Yet protections often lag behind, leaving millions of indoor and outdoor workers at risk.

Guest host Cheryl Holder sits down with Charlotte Brody, a registered nurse and the Vice President of Health Initiatives for the BlueGreen Alliance, and David Michaels, former Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, to talk about the dangers of extreme heat in the workplace, what solutions are needed to protect workers, and why a strong OSHA heat standard is vital.

Additional Resources: 

 

Week of Action to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat: https://www.heatjusticenow.org/

 

Checklist For A Model Heat Illness Prevention Rule: https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/checklist-for-a-model-heat-illness-prevention-rule/ 

 

Economic Benefits of a Workplace Heat Standard: https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/economic-benefits-of-workplace-heat-standards/ 

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Healthy Climate America is produced by Lucy Walker. Our podcast interns are Isaias Segui and Mathilda Tataw. Savannah Martincic is our manager of communication. A sincere thank you to Adam Karl for his support in the editing process. Our music was composed by James Harp.