Summer’s here and temperatures are rising in the Southwest. Extreme heat kills dozens of workers every year, and sickens thousands more. Tips and tools from OSHA can help keep workers – and others – safe. Among the most at-risk industries are construction, transportation, agriculture and landscaping. New and temporary workers are especially susceptible to heat-illness and death due to lack of acclimatization.
The OSHA’s heat app provides real-time assessments of heat dangers and practical guidance for staying safe. New updates make it easier to use. Help us reduce these statistics:
The average number of fatalities from 2003-2013 is 36. Total number of illnesses from 2003 is 31,260.
- Heat App: Downloadable for Android and iPhone: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/heat_index/heat_app.html
- B Roll: Shows the app in use: http://www.dol.gov/osha/media/video/heat-app/index.htm
- Graphics: Download at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/mediaresources.html
- Vine: https://vine.co/v/MD1nh70wWqb
- Social Media Toolkit: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/socialmedia_toolkit.pdf
- Blogs
- Mandy Edens, Summer Safety: http://blog.dol.gov/2015/06/01/are-you-ready-for-summer/