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SAFETY MOMENT, JUNE 1

Ease new people into the heat

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Safety moment, June 1

Ease new people into the heat

Summer brings long days, high heat, strong sun, storms, bugs and new seasonal workers who do not know the site yet. Heat illness can come on fast, and a tired, overheated worker is more likely to make mistakes. There is no final federal OSHA heat standard, but water must be provided and the general duty to train still applies. Some states have their own heat rules, so check yours.

SAFETY MOMENT

June 1

The hazard

Summer brings long days, high heat, strong sun, storms, bugs and new seasonal workers who do not know the site yet. Heat illness can come on fast, and a tired, overheated worker is more likely to make mistakes. There is no final federal OSHA heat standard, but water must be provided and the general duty to train still applies. Some states have their own heat rules, so check yours.

The action

Workers who are new, or back from time off, have not built up to the heat yet. Give them lighter work and more breaks the first few days, and pair them with someone experienced. Walk summer hires through the site and its hazards before they start. In construction, the employer must instruct each employee in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions. (29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2))

ASK THE CREW

Who on our crew is new or just back from time off?

From the talk: Summer safety. Read it in full, free, with the questions and the sign-in sheet.

HOW TO USE IT

How to give a safety moment

  1. Gather the crew where they work, before the shift or the meeting starts. Read the hazard out loud.
  2. Ask the question and let two or three people answer. What they say about their own work counts for more than what you read.
  3. Name the action and point to one place on today's job where it applies, so everyone knows what to do differently.
  4. Write the date and the names on a sign-in sheet.

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