Washington – OSHA has launched its annual summertime campaign intended to inform employers and employees about the dangers of working in hot weather.
New workers who have not acclimatized to the heat are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, according to Kelly Schnapp, director of OSHA’s Office of Science and Technology Assessment. During a May 26 webinar hosted by the White House, Schnapp said a majority of recent heat-related deaths investigated by the agency involved workers who were on the job for three days or fewer. In 2014, heat-related illnesses sickened more than 2,600 workers and caused 18 fatalities in the United States.
OSHA offers the following tips to help prevent heat-related illnesses and fatalities:
Drink water every 15 minutes, even if you do not feel thirsty.
Keep your worker’s safe in the heat this summer and free from heat illness with relevant heat stress safety training.
Related Heat Stress Training DVDs:
Heat Stress Training Video & DVD
Reviews how heat affects the body, the steps employees can take to prevent heat stress, and elementary first aid that can be given to a worker. View Product
Heat Stress in Construction Training
Reminds employees that heat-related illnesses can occur in many situations, and reviews what can be done to address these situations. View Product
Beat the Heat Preventing & Treating Heat Disorders
Help your employees beat the heat with this safety program and its no-nonsense approach to heat stress and other heat disorders. View Product
