A group of House Democrats wants the U.S. Postal Service to implement the Biden administration’s proposed heat safety rule in order to protect letter carriers. “Postal delivery is among the ...

Hospitalizations for heat-related illnesses account for 14 percent of the 1,176 on-the-job injuries USPS reported to OSHA between January 2014 and February 2023, according to an E&E News analysis ...

OSHA received reports of over 1,000 heat-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities from 2017 to 2022, including 211 deaths.

“The United States Postal Service (Postal Service ... to immediately implement the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Heat Injury, and Illness Prevention in Outdoor ...

Inglett, with USPS, said the walking routes can still get overwhelming. They train their mail carriers on signs of heat exhaustion. Each driver is also given a scanner, which can let their manager ...

Government layoffs threaten to make it easier for the Trump administration to ditch draft heat safety regulations ...

The Postal Service looks forward to working with all stakeholders regarding the health and safety of all postal employees." As for Gates, she said the letter inspires her to continue honoring her ...

DALLAS — The widow of a Dallas postal worker who died of a heat-related illness said that the U.S. Postal Service is not doing enough to keep workers safe. Eugene Gates Jr. collapsed last year ...