Temperatures below 80 degrees Fahrenheit
- Ensure that all production employees have completed heat illness prevention training,
- Monitor the current weather and weather forecast,
- Provide employees access to suitably cool, potable drinking water,
- Encourage employees to drink water frequently,
- Make shade available to employees.
Temperatures at 80 degrees Fahrenheit or greater
- Ensure the Heat Illness Prevention Program is in place,
- Ensure that safety meetings addressing heat illness prevention are conducted at call,
- Provide employees access to suitably cool, potable drinking water,
- Ensure there is enough water available to provide each employee with at least 1 liter of water per hour,
- Ensure that the water distribution system is adequate,
- Ensure that shade is up and available to employees,
- Observe employees to evaluate for signs and symptoms of heat illness,
- Implement the “Buddy System” so that employees can watch each other closely for symptoms of heat illness,
- In the event of a heat wave, employees should be closely monitored for signs and symptoms of heat illness,
- Complete and post Heat Illness postings.
- Ensure that all employees can communicate by voice, observation or electronic means (cell phone, radio) between the worksite and employer, to report heat related illnesses or concerns,
- Ensure that procedures for contacting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are in place,
- If necessary, ensure that procedures for transporting employees to a point where they can be reached by EMS are in place,
- Ensure that clear and precise directions to the worksite can be provided to EMS, in the event of an emergency.