Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat

New Initiatives at OSHA and Across Agencies Will Enhance Workplace Safety, Build Local Resilience, and Address Disproportionate Heat Impacts

On September 20, 2021, President Biden launched a coordinated, interagency effort to respond to extreme heat that threatens the lives and livelihoods of Americans, especially workers, children, and seniors. While climate-related disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, and floods produce dramatic images of devastation, extreme heat often takes place out of sight and out of the news. But heat is the nation’s leading weather-related killer.

FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Mobilizes to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat

Statement by President Joe Biden on Mobilizing the Administration to Address Extreme Heat

Consortium Statement on Initiative to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat