Cal/OSHA’s Heat Illness Q&A

SACRAMENTO -- Following is an abbreviated version of a Division of Occupational Safety and Health question-and-answer document on enforcement of the emergency heat illness standard adopted by the Cal/OSH Standards Board in August 2005. The unabridged version, including a heat index chart, can be found on Cal-OSHA Reporter's web site under Resources.1. Where does this standard apply?The heat illness emergency standard (General Industry Safety Orders 3395) applies in all outdoor places of employmen