Heat Illness Prevention (Warehouse/Yard) Checklist

1. Are drivers and warehouse workers trained on and aware of the Heat Illness Prevention principles?

2. Are cool-down rooms or air conditioned break areas available, and locations known to workers and drivers?

3. Is fresh, pure and suitably cool (i.e. below ambient temperature) water available at no cost to employees?

4. Is a suitable quantity of drinking water located as close as practicable to areas where employees are working?

5. Is the facility equipped with overhead fans or portable fan or cooling units to be used during high heat events?

6. Are workers who are required to wear heavy working garments or respiratory PPE allowed to take more frequent breaks?

7. Does the company have employee acclimation policies to allow workers to adjust to working in high heat?

8. Is there a means to determine the heat index throughout the day at the work site (i.e. cell phone APP, access to Weather Service information, etc.)?

9. Does the Emergency Action Plan contain actions for a heat illness requiring evacuation of affected personnel?

10. Are several randomly selected employees able to describe the signs and symptoms of heat illness and what actions to take if they are affected?

11. Are there procedures to clean and sanitize water coolers and dispensers (if used) at regular intervals?

12. Are workers trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness?

13. Are supervisors trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness in employees working at the facility?

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