QEHSHeat stress prevention: a QEHS program guide
OSHA's National Emphasis Program on heat illness — monitoring, acclimatisation, work/rest schedules, and emergency response.
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OSHA's National Emphasis Program on heat hazards targets over 70 high-risk industries. Inspections trigger when the heat index exceeds 80°F. A prevention program needs: environmental monitoring, acclimatisation protocols (20% exposure day 1, increasing 20% per day), work/rest schedules, access to water (1 quart/worker/hour), shaded rest areas, buddy systems, and emergency response for heat stroke.
Heat illness is 100% preventable. Every heat-related fatality is a system failure. See also: [industrial hygiene](/glossary/industrial-hygiene), [PPE management](/glossary/ppe-management), [TLV](/glossary/tlv).