Extreme weather isn't just an operational disruption; it affects whether employees can get to work, stay safe and healthy, and keep their lives running. From transportation and housing to child care, finances, physical safety, and mental health, extreme weather disruptions directly impact the workplace. 

Yet most organizations lack the policies, benefits, and protocols to prepare for and respond to extreme weather risks, and there's no standard playbook for developing these.

That's why Extreme Weather + Work is pleased to introduce new resource hubs designed for the leaders and teams responsible for shaping employee health — starting with human resources and occupational health and safety.

These hubs feature research to help you make the business case for action, as well as guides tailored to specific HR and OHS focus areas. Each guide includes actions you can start today, strategies to build on, and forward-thinking approaches for organizations ready to go further. Here's what you'll find:

The HR Leader's Guide to Extreme Weather Readiness

• Strategies for benefits design, leave and flexibility, and people analytics. Plus, the business case for action, and an HR starter guide.

The OHS Leader's Guide to Extreme Weather Readiness

• Readiness recommendations in focus areas such as prevention and monitoring, emergency preparedness and response, and training and competency. 

More HR and OHS focus area guides are coming soon, and resource hubs for other job functions — such as risk, operations, or facilities and engineering — are in development.

Explore these free resources to help your organization build extreme weather readiness and resilience. For deeper support and a peer community, consider Extreme Weather + Work membership.

We'd love to hear how you're using these resources, and what job functions or focus areas you'd like to see next. Drop us a line at extremeweather@healthaction.org to share how they're working for you and your team.

Join Us for a Free Workshop on Extreme Weather Risks

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET
Virtual | RSVP

Extreme weather is already driving up health care costs, cutting into productivity, and disrupting operations. Most companies don't have a plan to prepare for and respond to these risks.

This free, one-hour briefing will help you identify your organization's biggest gaps — and start closing them.

Extreme Weather + Work is an initiative of the Health Action Alliance. We bring together leaders who rarely sit in the same room and connect them with peers across industries, giving them the research and tools they need to support their people before, during, and after extreme weather. 

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