Source avec lien : OSHA, 2022-04-08.
Cette instruction décrit les politiques et procédures de mise en œuvre d’un programme national d’action (PNA) visant à protéger les employés contre les dangers liés à la chaleur et les blessures et maladies qui en résultent sur les lieux de travail extérieurs et intérieurs.
This Instruction describes policies and procedures for implementing a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to protect employees from heat-related hazards and resulting injuries and illnesses in outdoor and indoor workplaces. This NEP expands on the agency’s ongoing heat-related illness prevention initiative and campaign by setting forth a targeted enforcement component and reiterating its compliance assistance and outreach efforts. This approach is intended to encourage early interventions by employers to prevent illnesses and deaths among workers during high heat conditions, such as working outdoors in a local area experiencing a heat wave, as announced by the National Weather Service. Early interventions include, but are not limited to, implementing water, rest, shade, training, and acclimatization procedures for new or returning employees.