Extreme Heat
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- Heat Wave Safety Tips for Business
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- Extreme Heat - Ready.gov
- Occupational Heat Exposure- US Dept of Labor
- Protecting Workers from Heat Stress - CDC
- Protecting Workers from Heat Illness - OSHA
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Extreme Heat
Explore what you can do to prepare for and protect your self, family, business and employees from extreme heat.
Heat Wave Safety Tips for Business
Tip 1: Gradually increase the time spent in hot environmental conditions over a 7-14 day period.
Tip 2: For new workers, the schedule should be no more that 20% exposure to heat on day 1 and an increase of no more than 20% exposure on each additional day.
Tip 3: For workers who have had previous experience with the job, the acclamation schedule should be no more than:
- Day 1: 50% exposure
- Day 2: 60% exposure
- Day 3: 80% exposure
- Day 4: 100% exposure
Tips 4: Set up a buddy system. Check your workers routinely to make sure...
- They make use of readily available water and shade.
- They don't have heat-related symptoms
Tip 5: Encourage workers to drink plenty of fluids...
- ...such as drink small amounts of water before becoming thirsty.
- During moderate activity in moderately hot conditions, workers should drink about 1 cup every 15-20 minutes.
For more information on keeping your employees safe during the summer months please follow these
links. Occupational Heat Exposure, Protecting Workers From Heat Stress, Protecting Workers from
Heat Illness.
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