Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: HEAT

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards associated with heat stress: (a) On or about 08/23/04 at the construction site located at 510 Earl Rutter Freeway, College Station, TX 76136, where employee(s) working on the roof of the building at extreme hot temperatures were exposed to the hazards associated with heat stress: Feasible and acceptable methods can be used to reduce heat stress hazards in workplaces. These include, but are not limited to: Permitting workers to drink water at liberty; Establishing provisions for a work/rest regimen so that exposure time to high temperatures and/or the work rate is decreased; Developing a heat stress program which incorporates the following: A training program informing employees about the effects of heat stress, and how to recognize heat-related illness symptoms and prevent heat-induced illnesses; A screening program to identify health conditions aggravated by elevated environmental temperatures; An acclimation program for new employees or employees returning to work from absences of three or more days; Specific procedures to be followed for heat-related emergency situations; Provisions that first aid be administered immediately to employees displaying symptoms of heat- related illness.