A new national outreach campaign by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be focusing on the hazards of working in hot weather. The new initiative was announced on April 26, 2011 from Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis. This campaign will focus on educating workers and their employers about the hazards of working outdoors and the steps needed to prevent heat-related illnesses. The message will focus on water, rest and shade. According to US Dept of Labor, thousands of outdoor workers experience heat illness which begins with heat exhaustion and if not treated immediately, can lead to heat stroke. More than 30 workers died last year from heat stroke. (Source: www.osha.gov)
SafetySkills™ has developed an OSHA compliant course that focuses heat stress in the workplace. The course is available at http://www.safetyskills.com/heat-stress-in-the-workplace. With this course employees will learn how to identify and prevent the hazardous health effects of high heat. Heat stress can affect a broad span of industries from agriculture and landscaping to construction, oil and gas, road repair and airport baggage handling. For more information on this online course and others, please visit www.safetyskills.com
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