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HEAT IS ON: Construction experts share tips on working in record-breaking temps
Construction experts and OSHA provide safety tips for working in record-breaking heat in Milwaukee, emphasizing hydration, rest, and shade to prevent heat illness.
Experts share heat safety tips as Wisconsin faces summer swelter
Last weekend saw three days with temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, making a blazing summer start for most of Wisconsin. Construction safety experts offered some tips for dealing with heat on a job site.
How employers are taking steps to safeguard workers from extreme heat
Technology is one way that workplaces are setting up employee protections as summers grow hotter, longer and more extreme due to climate change.
Biden administration proposes rule for workplaces to address excessive heat
Penalties for heat-related violations in workplaces would increase significantly under a proposed rule, in line with what workplaces are issued for violations of OSHA rules.
As Wisconsin bakes in the heat, OSHA works on new standards to protect workers
With heat waves spreading across the western United States, President Joe Biden has unveiled new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US
With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to unveil new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.
Health experts advise workers to keep cool as heat, humidity rise in Wisconsin
People working outside should avoid peak sun hours, wear lightweight clothing and drink water often.
Today’s News
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- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
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Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
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