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to keep their places of employment free of any other recognized ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐƚŽĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞůŝŬĞůǇƚŽĐĂƵƐĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŝŶũƵƌǇŽƌ death. Compliance with the general duty clause is challenging ďĞĐĂƵƐĞĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐĂƌĞƚǇƉŝĐĂůůǇƵŶĂǁĂƌĞŽĨǁŚĂƚƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐƚŚĞǇŵĂǇďĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞƐ͘ /ŶƌĞĐĞŶƚǇĞĂƌƐ͕K^,ŚĂƐĞǆƉĂŶĚĞĚĂŶĚƵƐĞĚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů duty clause aggressively to utilize general information in ŶŽŶďŝŶĚŝŶŐK^,ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐĂĨĞƚǇĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ďƵůůĞƟŶƐ͕ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌ͛Ɛ ŵĂŶƵĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ĐŽŶƐĞŶƐƵƐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ E^/͕ ^D͕ ^dDͿ ƚŽ ĨŝŶĚ Ă ͞ƐĂĨĞƚǇ͟Žƌ͞ŚĂǌĂƌĚ͟ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞŶŽŶĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇĞǆŝƐƚĞĚ͘ tŚĞƌĞK^,ƵƐĞƐƚŚĞƐĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨƐĂĨĞƚǇŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĂƐŶĞǁ ƌƵůĞƐďŝŶĚŝŶŐĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌŝƐĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌǇůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇƚŚĂƚŝƚĚŝĚŶŽƚƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůǇĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŝƐ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ K^, ƐĞĞŬƐ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ ŝƚƐ ͞ŵƵůƟͲĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌ͟ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ůŝĂďŝůŝƚǇ ƉŽůŝĐǇ ƚŽ ĐŝƚĞ ŽŶĞ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞŽĨĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌ͛ƐĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ to the hazard. &Žƌ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů K^, ŚĂƐ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĚ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂů ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĚƵƚǇ ĐůĂƵƐĞ͘ K^, ŚĂƐ ƵƉĚĂƚĞĚ ŝƚƐ ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞďŽƚŚŝŶĚŽŽƌĂŶĚŽƵƚĚŽŽƌŚĞĂƚŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůů ĂƐƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐŶĞǁĂŶĚƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ from hazardous heat. These materials and others on heat ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďǇĞŶƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƐĞĂƐĞ ŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞĚ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ K^,ŵĂǇƉƵƌƐƵĞƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůĚƵƚǇĐůĂƵƐĞ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĂŶĚ͕ ĂƐ K^, ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŝĨƚ ŝƚƐ ĞŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƚ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞŐƵŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͘KŶKĐƚ͘Ϯϳ͕K^,ŝƐƐƵĞĚ ĂŶĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŶŽƟĐĞŽĨƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌƵůĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ;EWZDͿĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͘ dŚĞ EWZD ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ K^,͛Ɛ ŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ of the issues concerning heat stress in the workplace and ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚĂŬĞŶƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŝƚĂŶĚƐĞĞŬƐŝŶƉƵƚ ĨƌŽŵƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐŽŶŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚ ŶŽƟĐĞͲĂŶĚͲĐŽŵŵĞŶƚƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ dŚĞEWZDĞǆĂŵŝŶĞƐƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƐƚĂƚĞƉůĂŶƐǁŝƚŚŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ;ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͕DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ͕KƌĞŐŽŶĂŶĚtĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶͿ͕ ĐůĞĂƌůǇƐŚŽǁŝŶŐĂŶŝŶƚĞŶƚƚŽŵŽĚĞůĨĞĚĞƌĂůƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚŽƐĞ ĚĞĞŵĞĚƚŽďĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů͘EŽƚĂďůǇ͕ŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƵƌƉƌĞĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ heat regulations agrees on the appropriate threshold for ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐǁŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞƐ͞ŚĂǌĂƌĚŽƵƐ͟ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨŚĞĂƚ͘ dŚĞ EWZD ƵŶŝƋƵĞůǇ ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ ;ϭͿ ƚŚĞ ĞīĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞŽŶŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂůŚĞĂůƚŚ͕ĂŶĚ;ϮͿƚŚĞŝŶĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĞīĞĐƚƐ ŽĨŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐŽŶĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚĚĞŵŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘K^, ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĚĂƚĂĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐĂīĞĐƟŶŐ ŵŝŶŽƌŝƚǇ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶͲďŽƌŶ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ͕ ůŽǁͲǁĂŐĞ earners and pregnant employees. The heat illness standard is under development and is ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐ ƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂǁƌŝƩĞŶŚĞĂƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŚĞĂƚŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ͕ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ͕ rest and shade where appropriate, as well as allowing ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐďƌĞĂŬƐĂŶĚƟŵĞƚŽĂĐĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞZĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ dǁĞŶƚǇͲƚǁŽ ƐƚĂƚĞƐ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ K^, ƐƚĂƚĞ ƉůĂŶƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŵĂǇƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͖ĨŽƵƌƐƚĂƚĞƐŚĂǀĞ ĚŽŶĞ ƐŽ͘ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽŵƵůŐĂƚĞĚ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ;dϴZΑϯϯϵϱͿ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǆƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ ǁŚŽ ŵĂǇ ďĞ ĞǆƉŽƐĞĚ hazard heat illness hazards. The regulation was initially ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĂƉƉůǇƚŽĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚďƵƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶ enforced in most areas of outdoor employment or workplaces ǁŝƚŚŵĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶŐĂŝƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞƌƐ͘ KƌĞŐŽŶ ŚĂƐ ŝƐƐƵĞĚ Ă ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ;KZ ϰϯϳͲϬϬϮͲϬϭϱϱͿ͕ ƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ŚĞĂƚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƚ ŝŶĚĞǆĞƋƵĂůƐŽƌĞǆĐĞĞĚƐϴϬĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ&ĂŚƌĞŶŚĞŝƚŝŶĂůůƉůĂĐĞƐŽĨ ĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚ͘tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͛ƐŽƵƚĚŽŽƌŚĞĂƚĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞƌƵůĞ͕tͲ ϮϵϲͲϬϵϱ͕ĂƉƉůŝĞƐDĂǇϭƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ^ĞƉƚ͘ϯϬĞǀĞƌǇǇĞĂƌ͘hŶŝƋƵĞůǇ͕ DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ͛Ɛ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ;DŝŶŶ͘ Ěŵ͘ ŽĚĞ ϱϮϬϱ͘ϬϭϭϬͿ ŽŶůǇ applies to indoor places of employment. ZĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ To prevent heat illnesses, an employer whose employees face heat hazards should develop a program that includes the ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͗ ͻ,ĂǌĂƌĚ ŝĚĞŶƚŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽƚĞŶƚŝĂů ŚĞĂƚ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ;ũŽď ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ͕ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͘ ŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ consulted in this process. ͻ,ĂǌĂƌĚ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚŝŽŶ Žƌ ƌĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƚ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ͘ ͻŵƉůŽǇĞĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŽĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƚǇƉĞƐ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ŚĞĂƚ ŝůůŶĞƐƐ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͖ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͖ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞƐ͛ŚĞĂůƚŚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŽƌ ǁŽƌŬƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘ĨĂŝůƵƌĞƚŽĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ŽƌƚŽĂĐĐůŝŵĂƚĞƚŽŚĞĂƚͿ͖ŚŽǁƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝǌĞƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚƐǇŵƉƚŽŵƐŽĨŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐ͖ĚƵƚǇƚŽƉƌŽŵƉƚůǇ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƚŽĂƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌŝĨƚŚĞĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞŽƌĐŽͲĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞ ŝƐĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŝŐŶƐĂŶĚƐǇŵƉƚŽŵƐŽĨŚĞĂƚŝůůŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ ͻŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘ • Training in the language the employees understand. ͻ/ŶŝŶĚŽŽƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ;ǁŚĞƌĞĨĞĂƐŝďůĞͿ͕ĂŶĂĐĐůŝŵĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŚĂƚŐƌĂĚƵĂůůǇŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞĞǆƉŽƐƵƌĞƚŽ ŚĞĂƚŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘ • Supervisor training to recognize the signs and symptoms ĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŽƌĞƐƉŽŶĚ͖ĞǆƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞĞŵƉůŽǇĞƌ͛ƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŽŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚŝƚ͖ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞůǇƚƌĂŝŶĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƌĞĂĚŝůǇĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĮƌƐƚͲĂŝĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ƵƐŝŶŐĞŝƚŚĞƌŝŶͲŚŽƵƐĞ or outside providers. • In outdoor environments, consider where and how fresh, ĐŽŽůǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐŚĂĚĞŽƌĂŝƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚĂŶĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞĞǆŚŝďŝƚƐƐŝŐŶƐŽĨŚĞĂƚƐƚƌĞƐƐŝůůŶĞƐƐ͘ dŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞǇĂƌĞŶŽƚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚůǇĞŶĨŽƌĐĞĂďůĞ ďǇK^,͕ďŽƚŚE/K^,ĂŶĚƚŚĞh͘^͘ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůWƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŐĞŶĐǇ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ŚĞĂƚ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ŚĂǌĂƌĚƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ĐĚĐ͘ŐŽǀͬŶŝŽƐŚͬƚŽƉŝĐƐͬŚĞĂƚƐƚƌĞƐƐͬ ĂŶĚ ǁǁǁ͘ĞƉĂ͘ŐŽǀͬŽĞĐĂĂŐĐƚͬƚŚĞů͘Śƚŵů͘ K^, ĂůƐŽ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ introduce a heat illness lesson plan, along with a smartphone ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ŵƉůŽǇĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƚŚĞƚŽŽůƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďǇ K^,ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞŝƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇͬƚƌĂĚĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĨŽƌŵƵůĂƟŶŐ ĂŚĞĂƚͲƐƚƌĞƐƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŚĂƚďĞƐƚƐƵŝƚƐƚŚĞŝƌǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞƐ͘ R ĚŝƚŽƌ͛ƐŶŽƚĞ͗/ĨǇŽƵǁŝƐŚƚŽƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚĂƌǇĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨ ƚŚŝƐĂƌƟĐůĞĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞĂƌƟĐůĞƐŽŶK^,ĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽǇŵĞŶƚůĂǁͲ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƉŝĐƐ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚDĂƌŬ͘>ŝĞƐ͕//ĂƚŵůŝĞƐΛƐĞǇĨĂƌƚŚ͘ ĐŽŵŽƌĚĂŵZ͘zŽƵŶŐĂƚĂǇŽƵŶŐΛƐĞǇĨĂƌƚŚ͘ĐŽŵƚŽďĞĂĚĚĞĚ to the address list. www.rendermagazine.com RenderപƉƌŝůϮϬϮϮപ49 /thel.html / link link link /www.rendermagazine.com