b'YOUR TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING EXCELLENCEperformed in indoor work areas or vehicles whereheat conditions by tracking the local heat index air conditioning consistently keeps the ambientforecasts provided by the National Weather Service temperature below 80F. Finally, it will not apply(NWS) or other reputable sources, or as close to telework activities or sedentary work activitiesas possible to work areas by measuring the heat that only involve some combination of sitting withindex or the wet bulb globe temperature. This occasional standing and walking for brief periodsmonitoring must be done with sufficient frequency of time and occasional lifting of objects weighingto accurately determine your employees exposure less than ten pounds. to heat. For indoor workers, you must identify each Section 1910.148(c)(1) will require everywork area where there is a reasonable expectation employer to develop and implement a worksite- that employees are or may be exposed to heat at specific heat injury and illness prevention planor above the initial heat trigger (remember, the (HIIPP) with site-specific information. Thisinitial heat trigger refers to a heat index of 80F plan will have to include a comprehensive list ofor above). You must also develop and implement the types of work activities that are covered bya monitoring plan covering each work area which the plan, all policies and procedures which areyou have identified to determine when employees necessary to comply with the requirements ofare exposed to heat at or above the initial and this standard, and it will have to identify the heathigh heat triggers. The high heat trigger has been metric that the employer will monitor to complyidentified as 90F or higher. with the required procedures to identify heatYou must seek the input and involvement hazards. By metric, the standard refers to eitherof non-managerial employees and their the heat index or the wet bulb globe temperature.representatives when evaluating the work site to If the employer has more than ten employees, theidentify work areas with a reasonable expectation HIIPP must be written. The standard is not clearof exposures at or above the initial heat trigger. whether the ten employee requirement refers toThis requirement applies whenever there is a total number of employees in the Company orchange in production, processes, equipment, the number of employees on the site affected bycontrols, or a substantial increase in outdoor the plan. In developing the plan, the employer istemperature which has the potential to increase required to seek input and involvement of non- heat exposure indoors. The indoor work area rules managerial employees and their representatives, ifdo provide for an exemption from monitoring any. While it is not stated, you should documentwhen you can assume that the temperature at a whatever efforts you have undertaken to complywork area is at or above both the initial heat and with this requirement. You must have your planhigh heat triggers instead of conducting on-site available to all employees performing work at themeasurements or tracking the local forecasts. In work site. Also, you must review and evaluatesuch cases you must provide all control measures the effectiveness of your HIIPP whenever a heat- which are outlined for work in areas above the related illness or injury occurs that results ininitial heat trigger and work in areas above the death, days away from work, medical treatmenthigh heat trigger.beyond first-aid, or loss of consciousness, but atRequirements for employees who are exposed least annually. to heat at or above the initial heat trigger (80F) Under section 1910.148(d), requirementsinclude placing drinking water at locations readily are identified for the employer to monitor heataccessible to the employee which is suitably cool conditions at outdoor and indoor work areas. Forand in sufficient quantity to provide access to 1 outdoor work areas, the employer must monitorquart of drinking water per employee per hour. continued on page: 26 FRAME BUILDER - VOL5 4 / 25'