e-Newsletter – Third Quarter 2025

OSH Fast Fact
Heat Stress

Learn about the different work-related heat illnesses that can result from working indoors and outdoors in hot conditions in the OCWR’s new Fast Fact. A heat stress environment combined with physical exertion can increase the body’s core temperature. This Fast Fact outlines

• the symptoms of heat-stress illnesses,
• the preventative measures and first aid recommendations, and
• the work practices to implement to prevent heat from building in the body and to allow the body to cool down.

For more information about occupational safety and health (OSH) in the legislative branch, please e-mail the OCWR at OSH@ocwr.gov, visit our website, or call the OCWR office at (202)724-9250.

OCWR Training Opportunities

The Congressional Accountability Act – Webinar

This webinar explains the role of the OCWR in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act, outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and the necessary deadlines for covered employees to file a claim with the OCWR.

Resilience – Webinar

This training module explores the concept of workplace resilience, examines possible barriers to resilience, and proposes strategies to enhance the resilience of legislative branch employees.

Recognizing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment – Webinar

This training module examines the different types of harassment and discrimination and the legal prohibitions on such conduct in the workplace. It also outlines the rights and responsibilities of legislative branch staff and offices covered under the CAA and the OCWR administrative dispute resolution process.