Heat Illness Prevention Planning Resources

Heat illness can be deadly. Make heat safety part of your overall safety program to ensure that employees can work longer while staying healthy. To help you develop your "Heat Illness Prevention Plan", we've gathered several links (below) for your reference.

Notice for California Employers

Cal OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention standard (Title 8, Sect. 3395) requires employers in the agriculture, construction, and other industries, to implement a formal written Heat Illness Prevention program. The requirements include providing access to shade and water, written procedures including emergency response, and training for all employees and supervisors on the effects of heat.

Heat Illness Prevention Program Plan Document

Use these documents to help jump-start your own Heat Prevention plan!

• Heat Prevent Plan - English and Spanish Editable Word Document.
• Heat Prevent Plan - English and Spanish PDF Version.

Heat Illness Prevention Publications

• Employer Training Kit
• Protect Yourself from Heat Illness
• Protejase de las enfermedades causadas por el calor
• Employer Sample Procedure for Heat Illness Prevention
• Modelo de procedimientos delempleador para prevenier enfermedades causadas por el calor
• Heat Illness Prevention for Indoor Working Environments
• Prevención de las Enfermedades Causadas por el Calor para Empleados que Trabajan Dentro de Edificios

Heat Illness Prevention Resources

• http://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/HeatIllnessInfo.html
• Heat Hazards in Agriculture - A guide for employers to carry out tailgate training for workers
• Peligros del Calor en la Agricultura - Guia del empleador para capacitaciones breves de los trabajadores

Heat Illness Links

• National Weather Service
• File a health & safety complaint / Reporte de peligros relacionados con el calor o en general
• Cal/OSHA Consultation Services Heat Illness Prevention etool
• OSHA Quick Card - Protect Yourself Heat Stress - English
• OSHA Quick Card - Protect Yourself Heat Stress - En Español
• NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topics - Heat Stress
• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Red Cross Heat & Safety Checklist
• Preparate con la Cruz Roja - Seguridad en caso de ola de calor
• CDC - Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness

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