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✓ Each employee shall have access to potable drinking water during the shift. Each <br /> employee is to have access to at least one quart of water, per hour,through <br /> their shift. Drinking of water is to be encouraged by supervisors and through the <br /> provision of sufficient water. Steps taken to ensure that sufficient water is <br /> available shall include: <br /> ✓ At least two quarts per employee are provided at the beginning of the shift; <br /> ✓ Supervisors or lead personnel shall monitor water containers every hour. <br /> Employees are encouraged to report low levels of water to the supervisors and <br /> lead personnel; <br /> ✓ When water levels drop below 50% it shall be replenished in a timely manner; <br /> ✓ Disposable/single-use cups shall be provided for all workers/crews. <br /> Coolers containing potable water require cleaning. Please follow <br /> Key Point the Manufacturer's instructions regarding proper sanitation for <br /> coolers and ice chests <br /> 2.5.4 Encouragement of Drinking <br /> ✓ Employees are encouraged to drink water throughout their shift in the following <br /> ways: <br /> ✓ The morning tailgate meeting shall touch on the heat expected for the day, along <br /> with reminders for drinking sufficient water and avoidance of heat illness; <br /> ✓ Water shall be kept in close proximity to employees during the shift; and <br /> ✓ Supervisors and lead personnel shall remind employees to drink water <br /> throughout the shift. <br /> 2.5.5 Access to shade <br /> Shade must be identified and readily available each work day that the predicted <br /> temperature will reach 80° F. When the temperature reaches or exceeds 802F, <br /> employers must provide prompt access to shade when requested by an employee. <br /> Division Heads are responsible for the monitoring of predicted weather <br /> temperatures in advance via the National Weather Service <br /> (http://www.nws.noaa.gov) in order to gain a general idea of when the temperature <br /> is predicted to reach 802 F. Regardless of what the predicted high has been the <br /> previous day, employers are expected to know if the actual temperature is <br /> exceeding 802 F at their worksite. If the temperature enters this range, shade must <br /> actually be present regardless of the previous day's predicted temperature high. <br /> 2.5.6 Shade may consist of any of the following: <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Department of Public Works <br /> County of San Joaquin Dept of Public Works IIPP Rev 2020-01-31.docx P a g e 154 <br />