Heat Stress

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Nearly three in four employed people in Quebec say they have felt at least one effect of extreme heat on the job over the past three years, according to a… …

Human-perceived heat stress has already increased across Canada and will keep rising as the country warms nearly twice as fast as the global average, according to Canada’s Changing Climate Report… …

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As Nova Scotia endured a heat warning last week, WCB Nova Scotia is highlighting the toll heat has taken on workers across the province. Since 2015, 201 Nova Scotians have… …

By Nick Turner, Julian Barling, and Kaylee Somerville Heat warnings have stretched across Canada this summer, from Atlantic Canada and southern British Columbia to the Prairies, central Canada and the… …

By Farhan M. Asrar I woke up today seeing that my windows appeared to have an yellow/orange tint to them, signalling that wildfire smoke was upon my city and reminding… …

WorkSafeBC is urging employers in the province’s Southern Interior to protect workers from heat-related illness as hot temperatures move into the region. “Elevated temperatures increase the risk of heat stress… …

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended its Heat National Emphasis Program through April 2031, giving the agency five more years to enforce heat safety rules at worksites… …