b'THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINEof any on-site measurements at indoor work areas pursuant the standard. You must have written or electronic records of those indoor work area measurements and retain those records for six months.As you can see, the new standard codifies much of what OSHA has been SAFETY UPDATEexpecting from employers through enforcement of heat illness prevention under the General Duty Clause. However, codification has a price. I such as rest breaks and water and that you arebelieve that price is a more rigid set of prohibited from discharging or in any mannerrequirements that all employers will discriminating against any employee who exerciseshave to follow to be in compliance with the heat his/her rights under the standard. injury and illness prevention standard. Among these requirements is the requirement that you The new standard also sets out requirementshave a site-specific HIIPP for each site on which for supervisor training. You must ensure that eachyou are performing work. Also, you must have supervisor who is responsible for supervisingspecific requirements for employees who are employees performing any work at or above theexposed to working at a location or in a facility initial heat trigger, as well as every heat safetywhich meets the initial heat trigger of 80F. If coordinator, receives training on and understandsyou look at the OSHA heat tool app, a work area the policies and procedures developed to complywith a temperature of 80F and 41% humidity is with the standard and the procedures thejust barely in the warning area, yet because the supervisor or the heat safety coordinator musttemperature is 80F, the employer must meet the follow if an employee exhibits signs or symptomsminimum requirements for a HIIPP. Because heat of heat related illness. The employer must alsoillness and injury prevention is a very publicized ensure that each employee receives annual trainingissue today, in both the local and national media, on and understands all subjects required forI feel that this new standard, which will begin to initial training. You are also required to provideaffect many employers in the spring and summer supplemental training promptly to employeesof 2025, will get quite a bit of attention from whenever changes occur that affect the employeesOSHA.exposure to heat at work; you change the policies and procedures addressed in your program; there is an indication that the employee has not retained the necessary understanding; or a heat related illness or injury occurs at the work site that results in death, days away from work, medical treatmentI H O P E Y O U H A V E B E E Nbeyond first-aid or loss of consciousness.Finally, you are required to maintain recordsB A R N D O I N S P I R E D !THE BARNDOMINIUM LADY28 / FRAME BUILDER - VOL5 4'