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 Power Point: Heat Illness Prevention 2017
• Training Power Point: 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 mobile 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 the new requirements:

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

Cal/OSHA Outreach Campaign:
Heat Illness Education
 En Espanol

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 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 & Espanol
  
  

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*