⚠️Labor Department blocks OSHA heat standard protecting 130 million workers

OSHA heat safety standards requiring water, rest, and shade during dangerous temperatures remain suspended while outdoor and indoor workers face life-threatening exposure. Construction, agriculture, and warehouse employees lose critical protections as extreme temperatures become more frequent and deadly.

Workplace safety investigations proceed with reduced penalties and slower response times while "business-friendly" policies prioritize employer costs over worker protection. Companies face minimal consequences for safety violations that injure or kill employees.

Proposed legislation would abolish federal workplace safety oversight entirely, leaving protection up to individual states and voluntary corporate compliance. Workers would lose federal recourse when employers ignore safety hazards that cause injuries, illnesses, and deaths.

Executive order requiring elimination of 10 safety regulations for every new one prevents agencies from addressing emerging workplace hazards. New technologies, chemicals, and industrial processes remain unregulated while existing protections disappear to meet mathematical quotas.