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News Releases/Press Teleconference

US Labor Department kicks off summer campaign to prevent heat-related illnesses and fatalities among outdoor workers. OSHA News Release, (2012, May 7).

El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. lanza campaña de verano para prevenir enfermedades y muertes de trabajadores al aire libre relacionadas con el calor. OSHA News Release (2012, May 7).

Press Teleconference on Launch of 2012 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign featuring Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels [Recording]

Information Sheet

Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness Information Sheet (2013) [580 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. English/en español.

Public Service Announcements

Dolores Huerta's Public Service Announcement [English 1 |English 2]
Long Version available in English and en español

Labor Secretary’s Public Service Announcement
Available as Audio or Video in English and en español

Drop-in Articles

"Stay Healthy in the Heat Drop-in Article" Short Version [MS Word] | Long Version [MS Word]
"Manténgase Sano en Temperaturas Altas" Short Version (Versión corta) [MS Word] | Long Version (Versión larga) [MS Word]

Drop-In Art

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En español
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Highlights
Heat Safety Tool
Smartphone App
Heat Safety Tool - Smartphone App
Shows locations of outdoor worker, heat-related fatalities between 2008 and 2012.
Shows locations of outdoor worker, heat-related fatalities
between 2008 and 2012.

Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on the Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness
Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on the Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness

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