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The sanitation standards, found at 1910.141 
for General Industry and 1926.51 for 
Construction, requires employers to provide 
cool potable water.
Finally, two standards often overlooked by 
employers, but which have a direct impact in 
this situation, are 29 CFR 1926.20 and 29 CFR 
1926.21. Among other points, I remind you that 
these standards cover the requirements for 
competent person(s) to make frequent visits to 
job sites, and the requirements for employers 
to train employees in the identification and 
prevention of unsafe conditions.
The Instructions also remind compliance 
officers citations should be expedited so 
that proposed abatement measures may be 
implemented earlier to protect employees.
However you want to view it, this new NEP 
for heat illness prevention should remind all 
employers of the significant hazard of heat 
illness, and the fact that OSHA, in spite of the 
fact it has not issued a final rule, is taking the 
hazard very seriously.
LEGALLY SPEAKING
The Insulator • August 2026
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