Governor Katie Hobbs signed an Executive Order to protect Arizonans from heat risk in the workplace. The Executive Order directs the ICA’s Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) to form a Workplace Heat Safety Task Force. Composed of industry leaders, worker representatives, and occupational safety and health experts, the Task Force will be responsible for drafting and recommending heat guidelines for employers before the end of the year. This work will build on the ICA’s Heat Stress State Emphasis Program (SEP) launched in July 2023, which was created to reduce heat-related illnesses and injuries in the workplace through inspections, training, and compliance assistance.  View the full press release here.

Do you have a topic to present at our 2025 Fall Professional Development Conference? You can submit your topic and corresponding required information on our Google form here. Submissions are due by the end of May.

If you’re interested in reading the text presented at April’s chapter technical meeting about Heat Stress regulation in Arizona, you can view the proposed text here: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82519, under the Documents tab.

ASSP Arizona Chapter Nominations Committee is pleased to present the following Slate of Candidates.  The Slate was approved by the Nominating Committee on March 14th, 2025. This Slate has been developed for the election of Chapter Officers for the 2025 – 2026 Chapter Year.  Per the by-laws, an election of this slate of candidates can happen after the slate has been announced to members for a minimum of 30 days. All members will also receive an email with a link to review this slate of candidates. The election of the slate of candidates will be sent out as an electronic vote on April 14th, 2025.

Past President –  Jon Cordoba (automatic succession)

President –  James Harrald (automatic succession)

President-Elect – Amber Pappas (automatic succession)

Vice President – Erik Anderson (running unopposed)

Secretary – Staci Lindquist (running unopposed)

Treasure – David Bellmont (running unopposed)

Respectfully submitted,

Brandon Wiseman – Nominations Committee Chair

See below for candidate bios:

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In case you missed it, on January 22nd, House Bill 2382 was introduced as part of the Fifty-seventh Legislature, First Regular Session. This bill covers modification to state Occupational Safety and Health regulations for heat-related illness and cold-related illness. The AZASSP board is working to engage with legislators on this subject and will update you as more develops on this topic.

Congressman Andy Biggs has introduced H.R. 86, a bill to abolish OSHA, submitted on January 3, 2025. OSHA has been critical in protecting workers and ensuring safe workplaces for decades. We urge you to contact your Representative today and oppose this dangerous legislation. Worker safety is non-negotiable. Learn more about the bill here: https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB86/2025.