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Many people are exposed to heat on some jobs, outdoors or in hot indoor environments. Operations involving
high air temperatures, radiant heat sources, high humidity, direct physical contact with hot objects, or strenuous
physical activities have a high potential for causing heat-related illness. Workplaces with these conditions may
include iron and steel foundries, nonferrous foundries, brick-firing and ceramic plants, glass products facilities,
rubber products factories, electrical utilities (particularly boiler rooms), bakeries, confectioneries, commercial
kitchens, laundries, food canneries, chemical plants, mining sites, smelters, and steam tunnels.
Outdoor operations conducted in hot weather and direct sun, such as farm work, construction, oil and gas well
operations, asbestos removal, landscaping, emergency response operations, and hazardous waste site activities,
also increase the risk of heat-related illness in exposed workers.
Every year, thousands of workers become sick from occupational heat exposure, and some even die. These
illnesses and deaths are preventable.
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The temperature rises

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The sun gets stronger

There is no air movement
No controls are in place to reduce the impacts of equipment that radiates heat
Protective clothing or gear is worn
Work is strenuous

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Less than 91F

Lower (Caution)

Basic heat safety and planning

91F to 103F

Moderate

Implement precautions and heighten awareness

103F to 115F

High

Additional precautions to protect workers

Greater than 115F Very High to Extreme Triggers even more aggressive protective measures

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