As the heat index reached record highs this summer, OSHA continued to “raise the heat” with its first ever National Heat Safety Rule and making heat illness and hazards a top enforcement priority through its Heat Hazard National Emphasis Program (NEP). The agency continues to conduct proactive inspections for heat-related hazards in the “high-risk” industries. To ensure you know how best to protect your workforce while staying in compliance with the new rule, we will discuss the following “hot” topics:

• Status of Pending new National Heat Safety Rule
• The National Emphasis Program
• Assessing the Workplace
• Heat Related Illness-Outdoor and Indoor
• Situational Awareness of Heat Related Symptoms
• Building a Better Heat Stress Program – Written Program & Training

These program points will aid you in reducing heat-related illnesses, reducing incidents, and ensuring your business is in compliance with the National Heat Safety Rule and the National Emphasis Program on Outdoor and Indoor Heat Related Hazards.