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County vehicles equipped with working air-conditioning, ➢ Portable Canopies, ➢ Natural landscaping with sufficient foliage, ➢ Buildings, ➢ or Umbrellas. 2.5.7 Criteria for Shade Criteria for shade are as follows: ➢ Must allow for a comfortable posture, ➢ Shaded area must not require employees to touch bare soil (tarps, chairs, or grass meet this criteria) ➢ Shaded area must not require employees to crowd together such that they are touching one another, ➢ Shade must be provided to accommodate all employees on recovery or rest periods. ➢ Shade must be provided in reasonable proximity to the worksite. An acceptable distance is within %mile and less than 5 minutes from the work site. 2.6 Procedures, Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention 2.6.1 When temperatures exceed 800 F: ➢ Notice is posted at daily assignment board and at time clock for all employees working onsite to see, also inmates and AWP are remind at sign in time at beginning of their shift's. ➢ Shade canopies or access to vehicles with working are conditioners are provided ➢ Hydration procedures (1 qt/laborer per hour) ➢ Supervisors step up staff monitoring to reduce risk of heat illness ➢ Staff encouragement to watch each other for any symptoms/signs of heat illness 2.6.2 When temperatures exceed 95' F: ➢ Notice is posted at daily assignment board Correct and at time clock location. ➢ Shade canopies or access to vehicles with working are conditioners are provided ➢ Hydration procedures (1 qt/laborer per hour) ➢ Supervisors step up staff monitoring to reduce risk of heat illness/adjust work plans when possible to get more physically demanding tasks accomplished during earlier parts of day. ➢ Buddy system protocol (no one works alone) implemented ➢ Staff encouragement to watch each other for any symptoms/signs of heat illness San Joaquin County Department of Public Works County of San Joaquin Dept of Public Works IIPP Rev 2020-01-31.docx P a g e 155