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August 15, 2023
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Phone: 202-693-1999

OSHA announces 'Beat the Heat' contest winners

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the winners of its "Beat the Heat" contest. The national competition challenged stakeholders to share their best tools and resources for educating workers about the dangers of heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces.

OSHA received 195 submissions from competitors in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. A panel of experts judged submissions against criteria such as innovation, creativity, strength of message, best non-English language entry and indoor heat emphasis.

The 18 winners are:

'Beat the Heat' contest winners

Entrant

City

State

Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Raytheon Intelligence & Space

Tucson

AZ

CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc.

Jacksonville

FL

JE Dunn Construction Company

Des Moines

IA

Ergodyne

St. Paul

MN

Kent Precision Foods Group

Columbus

MS

ROC United

New York

NY

McWane Ductile

Coshocton

OH

General Building Contractors Association

Philadelphia

PA

Cleaveland/Price Inc.

Trafford

PA

ELSMART Associates, LLC/Korey Stringer Institute

Jonesborough

TN

BSN Sports

Grand Prairie

TX

O'Donnell/Snider Construction

Houston

TX

Primoris & ReadyKey

Houston

Raleigh

TX

NC

S & B Constructors and Engineers

Houston

TX

SpawGlass

Houston

TX

Alliance Field Services

Midland

TX

Savage Co.

Midvale

UT

University of Washington Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

Seattle

WA

Visit the heat contest webpage to view the winning submissions.

OSHA congratulates the winners who set the bar high for worker safety and health and appreciates everyone's participation in implementing strategies to reduce and eliminate workers' exposure to hazardous heat.

Learn how to protect workers from heat illness.

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