b'please do not forget your heat illness prevention programs. OSHA has announced several times this spring and summer that they are taking a special interest in this safety issueis still set to go into effect on September 23rd.adopting the five components of the NIOSH This standard addresses exposures to crystallinecriteria document.As a reminder (this topic respirable silica. This is defined in Sectionalways bears repeating) those points are: 1) have 1926.1153(b). It is defined as quartz, cristobalite,an acclimatization programs for new employees and/or tridymite contained in airborneon the job site and employees returning to the particles which are determined to be respirablejobsite after several days away; 2) establish work/by a sampling device designed to meet therest regimens tied into the variations in the heat characteristics of respirable particle size. Pleaseindex; 3) ensure that your employees hydrate do not forget that you have responsibility for thethemselves sufficiently, they should drink at least exposures of your employees whether you areone 810 ounce glass of water every 2025 causing the dust to which they are exposed or not.minutesthis may vary with the heat index; 4) Heat Illness Prevention - Finally, as we haveprovide cooling off areas in close proximity to several weeks left for the possibility of very hotthe jobsite; and 5) training of employees to at weather, please do not forget your heat illnessleast recognize the symptoms of heat illness and prevention programs. OSHA has announcedthe first aid necessary to respond to employees several times this spring and summer that they areexperiencing the symptoms of heat illness.taking a special interest in this safety issue. I have advised at least ten contractors so far this summer on heat illness compliance issues and I have dealt with several employee complaint letters to OSHA regarding their employers heat illness preventionTake advantage of a great MRCA member benefit-complimentary efforts. Fortunately most of these employers havelegal advice on OSHA-related issues from MRCA Legal Counsel been clients who I knew had complaint programsGary Auman. Contact Gary at GWA@amfdayton.com.www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer 37'