Heat's Uncounted Claims

The federal heat standard slips to 2027, while the injuries heat actually causes keep arriving under other names.

Heat Illness: A Firefighter's Fight

A recent study highlights a concerning trend: increasing rates of heat-related illnesses among firefighters in the Golden State. As climate change intensifies, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, posing significant risks to those who bravely battle wildfires and other emergencies. This raises crucial questions about worker safety and the availability of adequate workers' compensation benefits.

Analysis of the OSHA Report on Severe Injury: A Seven-Year Lookback

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the "Severe Injury Report: A Seven-Year Lookback"  summarizing employer-reported inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses from 2015 to 2021. This report provides valuable insights into the prevalence and nature of severe workplace injuries, helping identify areas for improvement in workplace safety.

The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season poses an increased threat to workplace safety

A predicted record Atlantic hurricane season will create a perfect storm for increased occupational risks as the Sars-Cov2 Delta variant cases/hospitalizations/deaths are now surging, and climate change’s effects are mounting. 

The Risk That Is Just Too Big for Workers' Compensation: Global Warming

Unforeseen to the crafters of the workers' compensation system more than a century ago was the factor of global warming and its dire consequences. A risk too big to cover. While workers' compensation was intended to provide coverage for industrially related accidents and injuries, no one envisioned the effects of global warming, ironically industrially precipitated, upon the workplace environment.