The National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health and OSHA have collaborated to update OSHA’s original Heat
Safety Tool. The updated app, available for both Android and iPhone, provides a clearer user interface, while still
providing the same information to help keep workers safe when working outdoors
in hot weather. Extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related
hazard; each year more than 65,000 people seek medical
treatment for extreme heat exposure.
Employers should encourage workers exposed
to hot and humid conditions to use the app to check the heat index and relevant
protective measures. The app displays the heat index in the user’s location and
shows the current risk level. The app also forecasts the hourly heat index
throughout the entire workday, giving employers information they can use to
adjust the work environment as needed to protect workers.
More than 450,000 users have downloaded the
original app since it was launched in 2011. The original OSHA app will no
longer function after September 30. To download the updated app and get more
information on OSHA’s efforts to help protect workers from the heat, visit our heat campaign webpage.
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