On August 5, the California Department for Vocational Security and Health (CAL/OSHA) asked for employers across the state to protect workers from outdoor workplaces and indoors from heat. High temperatures are forecast throughout California.
It is expected that the temperatures in several areas will reach 97 ° to 117 ° Fahrenheit (F) and reach a climax on Thursday:
- Bakersfield: 95 ° F – 102 ° F
- Coachella: 111 ° F – 117 ° F
- Fresno: 94 ° F – 102 ° F
- Imperial: 111 ° F – 115 ° F
- Modesto: 91 ° F – 98 ° F
- Palmdale: 96 ° F – 101 ° F
- Redding: 97 ° F – 103 ° F
- River bank: 99 ° F – 101 ° F
- Sacramento: 99 ° F – 101 ° F
- Stockton: 90 ° F – 98 ° F
Heat disease is a potentially fatal danger. According to the standards for heat diseases, employers must carry out protective measures for both outdoor and internal employees. The agency has put together a comparison card with internal and outdoor heat disease with additional information.
CAL/OSHAS heat disk prevention in indoor employment standards applies to interior work, including restaurants, warehouses and production facilities. In indoor workstations at which the temperature reaches 82 ° F or higher, employers have to take steps to protect employees from heat disease. The requirements of the standard include water, calm, cooldown and training.
In the case of outdoor workstations, the CAL/OSHA standard requires that employers make fresh water available to employees. Access to the shadow (which must be available if the temperatures are 80 ° F or higher); And whenever he demands from a worker, the coincide prush breaks in addition to regular breaks.
In certain industries, the state standard in certain industries requires when the temperature of outdoor construction sites reaches or exceeds 95 ° f. The industries with additional high heat requirements are agriculture, construction, landscaping, oil and gas extraction and transport of agricultural products, building materials or other heavy materials.
There is no current standard for heat diseases. The occupational safety authority (Osha) proposed a standard last year.
Oregon Osha Cosponsors Central Oregon Safety Conference
The Oregon Osha and Central Oregon Safety and Health Association provide a Central Oregational Safety and Health Conference. The two -day conference from September 15th to 16th in the Riverhouse Lodge in Bend deals with problems that range from the prevention of heat diseases and the reduction of noise and inhalation for the Best Practices for Safety Committees and effective strategies for building a security culture.
The conference issues include:
- Hazard identification
- Respiratory protection programs
- Incident analysis 101: Transfer data data
- Record and reporting
- Autumn protection training
- Use of artificial intelligence in security
- Understanding of hand and eye safety standards and best practices for testing and implementing personal protective equipment (PSA)
- Practical strategies to prevent the same level, excursions and falls
- Welding vapors: health effects and prevention strategies
The security and health department of the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association has contributed to creating the emergency services/first aiders of the conference. The topics of the route include the safety of lithium-ion batteries, Bend Fire and Rescue's approach to combating mental health and how fire leaders can build a strong security culture.
The keynote address “Transform obstacles into opportunities” is presented by Hoan Do, an international spokesman, author and finalist in the TV show American Ninja warrior.
Further information or for registration can be found at Safetyseries.cventervents.com/Central25.