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As temperatures continue to rise throughout California, Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers to protect their outdoor workers from heat related illnesses. Heat advisories have been issued for Fresno, Kern, Kings and Tulare counties with weather forecasts of high heat over the next week.
Additionally, Cal/OSHA investigators will conduct high heat inspections at outdoor work facilities to ensure employers’ compliance with California’s heat illness prevention regulation and other workplace safety and health requirements.
Employers with outdoor workers must take the following steps to prevent heat illness:
In the event a worker is experiencing overheating, Cal/OSHA advises them to take a preventative cool-down rest in the shade until all symptoms have passed.
Details on heat illness preventions requirements and training materials are available online on Cal/OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention web page.
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