Proposed Rule: Heat Injury Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings

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• Why a Standard is Needed 1
• Scope of the Standard 1
• What the Standard Requires 1
• The proposed standard would require employers to 1
• Develop and implement a work site heat injury and illness prevention plan HIIPP with site-specific information to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace. 1
• Identify heat hazards in both outdoor and indoor work sites. 1
• For outdoor work sites employers would be required to monitor heat conditions by tracking local heat index forecasts or measuring heat index or wet bulb globe temperature. 1
• For indoor work sites employers would be required to identify work areas with the potential for hazardous heat exposure develop and implement a monitoring plan and seek employee input. 1
• Implement control measures at or above the Initial Heat Trigger i.e. a or a wet bulb globe temperature equal to the NIOSH Recommended Action Limit that include providing employees 1
• Implement additional control measures at or above the High Heat Trigger i.e. or wet bulb globe temperature equal to the NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit that include providing employees 1
• Take steps if an employee is experiencing signs and symptoms of a heat-related illness or a heat emergency and develop a heat emergency response plan. 2
• Provide initial and annual refresher training for supervisors heat safety coordinators and employees as well as supplemental training after changes in exposure to 2
• Have and maintain for a minimum of six months written or electronic records of indoor monitoring data. 2
• Ensure that all requirements are at no cost to employees. 2
• Provision 2
• All Covered Employers See Scope 2
• At or Above Initial Heat Trigger 2
• At or Above High Heat Trigger 2
• Stakeholder Participation 2
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