Journal article
Hot button: A content analysis of public comments on OSHA's proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Forthcoming
25 Mar 2026
PMID: 41885645
Abstract
To conduct a content analysis of public comments on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s proposed workplace heat safety standard (August 30, 2024 to January 14, 2025).
We included all comments available for download on the U.S. Federal Register webpage, as of February 12, 2025 (N=17,688). We conducted a word frequency analysis and, in 20 randomly selected comments, used abductive qualitative coding to identify key themes.
Most comments expressed support for the standard. Key themes included protecting vulnerable workers, the idea that the rule is common sense, the argument that the rule is needed due to climate change, the need for context-dependent standards, and concerns around enforcement.
An overwhelming majority of public comments support a federal heat safety standard to protect vulnerable employees against hazardous temperatures in the workplace.
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- Title
- Hot button: A content analysis of public comments on OSHA's proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard
- Creators
- Claire M Moore - Drexel UniversityLeah H Schinasi (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityAmy Carroll-Scott - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Forthcoming
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Community Health and Prevention; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Other Identifier
- 991022171474104721