According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, more than 40% of heat-related worker deaths occur in the construction industry.  As with all incidents, heat illness is entirely preventable, provided you develop and implement simple preventive measures. 

OSHA offers numerous resources that will help to protect workers from heat, including:

• : Learn about heat illness symptoms and prevention
• Prevent Heat Illness at Work infographic ( and versions)
• Prevent Health Illness at Work pamphlet ( and versions)
• Prevent Health Illness at Work poster ( and versions)
• that organizations can use in their publications or social media campaigns
• , which includes posters, pamphlet, and fact sheets on heat illness prevention and safety

Visit for h and guidance to help you protect your workers . Also, visit your app store to download the Heat Safety Tool smartphone app from the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, which provides the heat index (temperature and relative humidity), symptoms of and first aid treatment for heat illness, FAQs and additional tips for working in the heat.