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KennedyiJenks Consultants Section 3: Heat Illness Prevention Procedures 1. Prior to commencing outdoor activities, the Project Manager will obtain local weather information affecting the designated job location. If weather conditions are forecasted to be 80 degrees Fahrenheit (F) or greater at anytime during outdoor activities, sufficient water, shade, and work breaks will be provided. The following procedures will also be required when K/J employees are conducting indoor activities and indoor temperatures are expected to exceed 80 degrees F. 2. Special procedures will be implemented when temperatures are expected to reach 95 degrees F. These High Heat procedures include: • Ensuring that effective communication by voice, observation, or electronic means is maintained so that employees at the work site can contact a supervisor when necessary. An electronic device, such as a cell phone or text messaging device, may be used for this purpose only if reception in the area is reliable. • Observing employees for alertness and signs or symptoms of heat illness. The supervisor shall ensure effective employee observation/monitoring by implementing one or more of the following: o Supervisor or designee observation of 20 or fewer employees or o Mandatory buddy system or o Regular communication with sole employee such as by radio or cellular phone, or o Other effective means of observation. • Designating one or more employees on each worksite as authorized to call for emergency medical services, and allowing other employees to call for emergency services when no designated employee is available. • Reminding employees throughout the work shift to drink plenty of water. • Pre-shift meetings before the commencement of work to review the high heat procedures, encourage employees to drink plenty of water, and remind employees of their right to take a cool-down rest when necessary. 3. Humidity and winds will also be taken into account. All supervisory and non-supervisory employees should be aware that humidity and winds may affect temperature by as much as 15 degrees F. For example, 78 degree F weather with 90 percent humidity and no wind should be identified as weather requiring Heal Illness Prevention measures. Heat Illness Prevention Program Page 4 Kennedy/Jenks Consultants©, March 2015 UACOR-UserUmBOocument originalsTormatted Final Versions