Heat Illness
Heat Illness Prevention
Summer is here so it is time to look at the Mandated Heat & Illness Prevention training. Title 8 Section 3395, adopted on June 15, 2005, requires all employers with outdoor worksites to take 4 basic steps to prevent heat illness:
- Provide heat illness prevention training to all employees, including supervisors.
- Provide enough fresh water so that each employee can drink at least 1 quart per hour and encourage them to do so.
- Provide access to shade for at least 5 minutes of rest when an employee believes he or she needs a preventative recovery period. They should not wait until they feel sick to do so.
- Develop and implement written procedures for complying with the heat illness prevention standard.
OSTS Heat Injury topics include:
- Heat Stress Terminology
- Understanding the physiology
- Health effect
- Identify Illness Symptoms
- How to handle the heat
- Controlling heat illness
All training is performed in accordance with Federal OSHA, applicable State-chartered OSHA, and other State Regulations and local Ordinances.
