Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009] 29 CFR Part 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, and 1928 RIN 1218-AD39 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period; notice of informal hearing. SUMMARY: OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments by 15 days until January 14, 2025, to allow stakeholders interested in the NPRM on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment. In addition, OSHA is scheduling an informal public hearing on this proposed rule. The public hearing will begin June 16, 2025. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024. DATES: The comment period for the NPRM that was published at 89 FR 70698 on August 30, 2024, is extended. Comments on any aspect of the NPRM must be submitted by January 14, 2025. Informal public hearing: The hearing will be held virtually and will begin June 16, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. If necessary, the hearing will continue on subsequent weekdays. Additional information on how to access the informal hearing will be posted at https://www.osha.gov/​heat-exposure/​rulemaking . To testify or question other witnesses at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit their Notice of Intention to Appear (NOITA) on or before May 2, 2025. …