Alert: OSHA's National Emphasis Program On Indoor + Outdoor Heat

Words: Jeff Buczkiewicz

OSHA has released a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) on outdoor and indoor heat. The program went into effect on April 8 of this year and will remain in effect for three years. 

Please see below for additional resources on heat safety: 

OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Campaign: https://www.osha.gov/heat
Heat Illness Prevention Video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipWmbc0d_Lc
Prevent Heat Illness At Work Poster: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/3431_wksiteposter_en.pdf
Sun Safety At Work Infographic: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/Graphics_Heat_SunSafetyAtWork.zip
Heat Related Illness And First Aid: https://www.osha.gov/heat-exposure/illness-first-aid
Heat Illness Medical Emergency Infographic: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/Heat_Illness_Medical_Emergency_English_Infographic.zip

For details on the NEP please click the links below:

NEP PDF: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement/directives/CPL_03-00-024.pdf

NEP Fact Sheet: https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/heat-nep-factsheet-en.pdf

Heat Illness Prevention Campaign: https://www.osha.gov/heat

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