Listen up employers. Over the past month the heat wave has been sweeping the nation. With temperatures reaching into the triple digits. Employers need to educate their supervisors, managers and outside workers of the dangers that are associated with Heat Illness. OSHA and Cal/OSHA have started a campaign called, “Water. Rest. Shade”. This campaign provides employers with education resources for employers and workers. OSHA and Cal/OSHA have provided a Heat Illness Prevention Kit for employers to help educate and prevent heat illness in the workplace. This information is in Spanish and English. OSHA has gone as far as creating an app for Heat Safety. The app is available for Android, iPhone and coming soon to Blackberry.

OSHA provides a Heat Illness Prevention Training Guide for employers along with other training material on heat illness on their website. Cal/OSHA also provides California employers with Heat Illness Prevention training classes and educational material. To learn more about these classes and educational materials, please visit their website.

By: Michael Allen