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nnovative onstruction oiutions Placing water only in designated shade areas or where toilet facilities are located is not sufficient . When employees are working across large areas, water should be placed in multiple locations . Access to Rest and Shade Access to rest and shade or other cooling measures are important preventive steps to minimize the risk of heat related illnesses . Employees suffering from heat illness ( see below ) or believing a preventative recovery period is needed , shall be provided access to an area with shade that is either open to the air or provided with ventilation or cooling for a period of no less than five minutes . Such access to shade shall always be permitted . Cooling measures other than shade ( e . g . , use of misting machines ) may be provided in lieu of shade if it can be demonstrated that these measures are at least as effective as shade in allowing employees to cool ( company truck with air conditioning running prior to when employee is placed inside ) . The rest and shade area ( s ) for this project has been identified as : Table 4-2 Access to Rest and Shade Identified Rest and Shade Areas Yes No • ICS Canopies — Primary X • ICS Company Vehicle ( s ) — Secondary X • Office Trailer / Warehouse X • Facility Office X Shade must be easy for employees to reach . Workers should not encounter any obstacles or hazardous or unreasonably unpleasant conditions while moving towards the shade or resting in the shade . Shade structures need to be at least large enough to accommodate the number of employees on recovery or rest periods so that they can sit in a normal posture fully in the shade without having to be in physical contact with each other . The employee must be monitored during the cool - down rest and asked if he or she is experiencing any symptoms of heat illness including simple fatigue . If any signs or symptoms of heat illness are observed or reported , the employer must not order the employee back to work and must continuously observe the employee until the signs or symptoms have abated . Common early signs and symptoms of heat illness may include , for example, pale skin , heavy sweating, headache, muscle cramps, and fatigue . If no sign or symptom of heat illness is observed or reported , monitoring may be periodic, not continuous . If an employee exhibits or complains of any sign or symptom of heat illness, first - aid procedures should be initiated without delay . Examples : • Employees should not have to cross traffic or waterways to reach the shade . • The shade should not be located next to portable toilet facilities or where 25