Protect Your School Staff and Students from Heat-Related Illnesses
California Heat Illness Prevention Training for Schools
Heat-related illnesses pose serious risks to employees and students working or learning in both indoor and outdoor environments. California’s climate and regulatory landscape make it essential for schools to comply with heat illness prevention standards. Our new, Cal/OSHA-aligned Heat Illness Prevention training courses provide comprehensive knowledge to keep your school community safe while ensuring compliance with state regulations.
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Meet Cal/OSHA Requirements with Trusted Training
Our training references the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH or Cal/OSHA) to ensure accuracy and relevance. Equip your school team with the tools and knowledge to mitigate heat-related hazards effectively. Explore our courses below:
Under California Code of Regulations, Title 8 (T8 CCR), employers must protect their workers from heat illness, in both indoor and outdoor work sites. Employers are required to have a written Heat Illness Prevention Plan. The plan may be stand-alone or included in an existing plan, such as the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program. All employees must receive heat illness prevention training before beginning any work where the risk of heat illness exists, indoor and outdoor. Training must include specific provisions of your employer’s policies and prevention plan.
Topics in this course include:
- The definition, types and indicators of heat illness
- Risk Factors for heat illness
- Acclimatization – who needs to be acclimated and how to acclimate yourself
- The importance of drinking water and tips for avoiding hydration
- Why rest is important
- Heat illness monitoring, first-aid and emergency response procedures
- Control measures
- Supervisor responsibilities for monitoring the weather
Under California Code of Regulations, Title 8 (T8 CCR), employers must protect their workers from heat illness, in both indoor and outdoor work sites. Employers are required to have a written Heat Illness Prevention Plan. The plan may be stand-alone or included in an existing plan, such as the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Measures employers must take to protect workers from heat illness, both indoor and outdoor, include, but are not limited to: providing water, rest, cool down areas, cooling down the work area under certain conditions and training.
Supervisors must receive training before supervising employees who will be performing indoor or outdoor work that could result in exposure to heat. Training must include specific provisions of your employer’s policies and prevention plan. Topics in this course include:
- The definition, types and indicators of heat illness
- Risk factors for heat illness
- Acclimatization – who needs to be acclimated, how to acclimate yourself and a supervisors role in acclimatization
- The importance of drinking water, tips for avoiding hydration and providing clean drinking water
- Rest requirements, why rest is important and cool-down areas – both indoor and outdoor
- Heat illness monitoring, first-aid and emergency response procedures
- Control measures – engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment
- Supervisor responsibilities for monitoring the weather
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