Heat is one of the leading causes of workplace illness and death, and OSHA has made heat a national enforcement priority. Whether your exposure comes from hot processes indoors or summer work outdoors, a heat-illness prevention program protects workers and demonstrates good-faith compliance.
Request a Consultation →Heat is one of the leading causes of workplace illness and death, and OSHA has made heat a national enforcement priority. Whether your exposure comes from hot processes indoors or summer work outdoors, a heat-illness prevention program protects workers and demonstrates good-faith compliance.
We assess your heat exposure using recognized heat-stress metrics, evaluate your work/rest practices and hydration provisions, and build a heat-illness prevention program aligned with OSHA's emphasis program and best practice.
Evaluation using WBGT and heat-stress indices.
Written heat-illness prevention plan.
Work/rest, hydration, and acclimatization guidance.
Supervisor and worker heat-illness recognition training.
Heat is a rising enforcement priority and a genuine hazard in hot indoor operations. We measure it properly with WBGT rather than guessing from air temperature, and build a program that's both protective and defensible as the rules evolve.
OSHA currently enforces heat hazards under the General Duty Clause and an active National Emphasis Program, and a dedicated federal heat standard is in development. Several states have their own heat rules. Being proactive is both protective and defensible.
Typically with WBGT (wet-bulb globe temperature), which accounts for temperature, humidity, radiant heat, and air movement — a far better measure than air temperature alone.
Acclimatization for new/returning workers, water and rest provisions, shaded or cooled areas, monitoring, and training to recognize heat illness early.
Talk to a CIH about a heat-illness prevention assessment and program.