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Qatar: Failure to Investigate Migrant Worker Deaths Leaves Family in Despair
11/16/2021Qatari authorities have failed to investigate the deaths of thousands of migrant workers over the past decade,…
Read moreNY Times: Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted
10/29/2021Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study FindsNew data underline how heat waves can hurt people, especially…
Read moreUS Department of Labor Initiates Rulemaking to Protect Workers From Heat Hazards Amid Rising Temperatures
10/27/2021US Department of Labor initiates rulemaking to protect workers, outdoors and indoors, from heat hazards amid rising temperatures…
Read moreWhite House Initiates Federal Action to Protect Workers Extreme Heat
10/07/2021New Initiatives at OSHA and Across Agencies Will Enhance Workplace Safety, Build Local Resilience, and Address Disproportionate…
Read moreHow Hot is it Inside Southern California’s Warehouses? Ask the Workers at Rite Aid
10/12/2021When Rite Aid Corp. decided to build a giant warehouse to serve its Southern California stores in 1999, it chose an isolated…
Read moreDoug Casa's Story
05/25/2021Watch Dr. Douglas Casa’s survival story and learn how it shaped his career in heat safety.
Read moreFor Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death (Inside Climate News)
07/12/2021People around the Pacific Northwest piled into emergency cooling centers late last month to escape the region’s life-threatening…
Read moreThe Korey Stringer Institute's 10 Year Anniversary Gala
05/13/2021The University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute will celebrate their annual Gala this fall.
Read moreHealth Inequities for Migrant Workers
08/11/2021Improving Evidence on Health Inequities for Migrant Workers Health and Social Needs for Migrant Workers
Read moreAmerica's No. 1 Weather Killer Is Not Tornadoes, Flooding, Lightning or Hurricanes
06/07/2021Excessive heat claims over 100 lives in an average year in the U.S. It's particularly dangerous for the elderly living in…
Read moreNHSC SUPPORTS FEDERAL ACTION TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM HEAT STRESS
10/11/2021NHSC SUPPORTS FEDERAL ACTION TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM HEAT STRESS We applaud the recent decision by the White…
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