Fired Up! Workers for Heat Justice empowers frontline workers to win lifesaving protections from exposure to extreme heat on the job. As workers fight for basic human rights like water, shade, and rest, the COSH Network helps build their long-term power. This is how we hold corporate polluters responsible for the economic and environmental injustices they inflict on Black, Brown, immigrant, and poor communities.
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Submit a comment to OSHA
Tell OSHA why a heat standard matters to YOU by JANUARY 15, 2025
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Action Taken
Petition to the Biden Administration: Protect Workers from Extreme Heat
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Resources to File OSHA Complaints
Specific instructions for filing a heat complaint with OSHA
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Heat Hurts and Kills Workers
The languages include:
Amharic | አማርኛ Arabic | عَرَبِيّ Bengali | বাংলা Burmese | မြန်မာဘာသာ Chinese | 官话 Dari | فارسی Farsi | فارسی French | français Karen | ကညီကျိာ် Karenni | ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda Nepali | नेपाली Somali | Soomaali Swahili | Kiswahili Tigrinya | ትግርኛ Vietnamese | việt
Emergency Heat Alert for Workers
This fact sheet was created in response to workers' need for quick basic information about the dangers caused by excessive heat on the job. It lists workers' rights, danger symptoms of heat illness and steps to demand from employers to protect workers on the job.
Protecting Workers from Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Increasing incidents of wildfires show the need for urgent action to protect workers from the ongoing effects of climate change. This fact sheet provides workers with information about the dangers of wildfire smoke and steps they can take to urge their employer to reduce their risk.
Social Media Slides
Social Media Slides: Know Your Rights / Demand Heat Protections at Work (Bilingual):
Extreme heat is extremely dangerous for both indoor and outdoor workers -- and more common than ever as temperatures rise due to climate change. Check out our bilingual slide show, with the facts you need to demand protection from heat stress.
Social Media Slides: Steps for Taking Action in the Workplace
Ready to fight back against extreme heat on the job? Support from National COSH: “9 STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO DEMAND PROTECTION FROM HEAT ILLNESSES AT WORK.”
Social Media Slides: Heat Illness at Work
These slides are also available in multiple languages thanks to the efforts of Western New York COSH. The languages include:
Amharic | አማርኛ Arabic | عَرَبِيّ Bengali | বাংলা Burmese | မြန်မာဘာသာ Chinese | 官话 Dari | فارسی Farsi | فارسی French | français Karen | ကညီကျိာ် Karenni | ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda Nepali | नेपाली Somali | Soomaali Swahili | Kiswahili Tigrinya | ትግርኛ Vietnamese | việt
Demand Protections to Beat the Heat
The languages include:
Amharic | አማርኛ Arabic | عَرَبِيّ Bengali | বাংলা Burmese | မြန်မာဘာသာ Chinese | 官话 Dari | فارسی Farsi | فارسی French | français Karen | ကညီကျိာ် Karenni | ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda Nepali | नेपाली Somali | Soomaali Swahili | Kiswahili Tigrinya | ትግርኛ Vietnamese | việt