Heat Stress Policy and Training
This year OSHA is putting a serious focus on heat stress, and your workplace needs to be ready to deal with it. Do you have a policy? Do you train employees on the dangers of heat stress? If not, I have you covered, so check it out and get to work keeping employees safe.
Keeping employees safe during the hot and humid weather is very important, having a quality heat stress plan is important to that. This policy spells out how to keep employees safe during extreme weather.
Most importantly to remember is that it isn’t just the heat that will impact employees, but the humidity, calculated within the heat index. Knowing what each level of the heat index can mean to employee safety is important, and having a response as levels increase will keep employees safe during extreme weather.
Many companies assume that a heat stress policy is only important if employees are working outside, but this isn’t true, as being inside a building, even with A/C or great ventilation, can be equally dangerous, especially because employees may assume because they are inside, they aren’t susceptible to heat issues.
A quality response to dangerous levels of heat is more than just staying hydrated, it includes cool down time, the buddy system, and educating employees to be aware for themselves.
Download the Heat Stress Policy below
View the Heat Stress Policy below
Heat Stress Policy
Training staff to be aware of the dangers from heat is an important step towards keeping them safe.
This training includes a specific section for supervisors, so they can be aware of how to assist employees in keeping safe during dangerous heat.
Included in this heat awareness training is the signs of heat stress:
- Heat Rash
- Heat Cramps
- Heat Exhaustion
- Heat Stroke
Raising awareness of these conditions will assist employees in seeking care before their conditions worsen, and they end up in a dangerous predicament.
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This training should be administered in a presentation, with an opportunity to answer questions to be most effective, but sections can also be used at huddles to continually remind employees of the dangers that heat can present.
Download the Heat Awareness training below
Read the Heat Awareness Training below
Heat Training