Heat Illness Prevention

UC Heat Illness Prevention Training Online UC Training Course (UC login required to access to UC Learning Center)

Amendments to Cal/OHSA's Heat Illness Prevention Regulation, General Industry Safety Orders CCR/8-3395 went into effect on May 1, 2015.

 

ANR EH&S Guidance:

Compliance with the amended Heat Illness Prevention Standard can be achieved by including the following Heat Illness Prevention Plan - IIPP Attachment H to your existing Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) or as an addendum document to a field research protocol and implementing the actions and training described within. NOTE that a physical copy of the plan must be present at the outdoor/field work site.

Resources of Importance:
 

• Heat Illness Prevention Plan
  • Supervisor Specific Procedures & Detailed Guidance for Implementing an Effective Plan
• Training PowerPoint: Heat Illness Prevention 2017
• Training PowerPoint: Heat Illness Slides 2015 
   
• Safety Note 020 Heat Stress Awareness
• Online video/audio Training Presentation, from the 5/18/17 Safety Coordinator Webinar (Heat Illness Prevention begins at: 37:11)
• Training Presentation, from the 3/12/15 Safety Coordinator Webinar (Heat Illness Prevention begins at 44:54)
   
• Heat Safety Tool App for iPhone or Android mobile phones
  When you're working in the heat, safety comes first. With the OSHA Heat Safety Tool, you have vital safety information available whenever and wherever you need it - right on your phone.
   

Additional ANR Resources (for volunteer groups):

• 4-H Clover Safe Note #19
• Master Gardener Thinking Safe & Green Note #3

Other UC ANR Information:

• UC ANR Articles about Heat Illness Prevention
• Helping Field Workers Battle Heat

Cal/OSHA guidance on the new requirements:

Heat Illness Prevention Enforcement Q&A
Amended Regulation - Guidance on New Requirements

Cal/OSHA Outreach Campaign:
Heat Illness Education
 En Español

Cal/OSHA Training and Resources:

• Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Information Webpage
• Heat Illness Prevention e-tool
  - This e-tool contains:
   
  • Real-world examples of Heat Illness
  • Cal/OSHA's Heat Illness Prevention Regulation
  • General information on Heat Illness
  • An explanation of the causes of Heat Illness
  • Information on the employer's Heat Illness Prevention Plan
  • Information on Preventing and Responding to Heat Illness
• Heat Illness Prevention seminars
• Pocket Guide: Protect Yourself from Heat Illness - English & Español
  
   

Other Government Resources:

• CDC: Heat Illness Prevention Guide
• Extreme Heat - Tips and Resources (CDC)
• OSHA Heat Safety Tool (app for phones/tablets)
• Heat Index
• Heat Illness Risk Management (US Army)
• Work/Rest and Water Consumption Table (US Army)

EHS Updates to plan (archived memos):
 

• Update - Revised Permanent Standard for Heat Illness Prevention, (Memo, dated May 1, 2015)  *Archived*
   
• Update - Revised Permanent Standard for Heat Illness Prevention, (Memo, dated November 4, 2010) *Archived* 
   
• Update - Permanent Standard for Heat Illness Prevention, (Memo, dated August 2, 2006) *Archived* 
   
• Advisory - Emergency Standard for Heat Illness Prevention (Letter, dated August 15, 2005 to all ANR units) *Archived*