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On-Site Consultation Program

5 Ways We’re Tackling Heat Hazards

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Safety and Health

Worker Safety and Health

• By: Doug Parker • May 24, 2023

A cross and a carved wooden angel sit next to a framed black and white photo of Timothy Barber.

Dozens of workers lose their lives each year from heat-related illnesses in indoor and outdoor workplaces, and thousands more are sickened. Here's what we're doing about it.

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How OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program is Helping Small Businesses Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

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Safety and Health

Secretary Walsh

• By: Kurt Petermeyer • May 26, 2022

Jason Evans, Superintendent of Spanish Fort Water Systems, and Don Elswick, Director of SafeState at the University of Alabama, show safety equipment to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh

OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program offers free, confidential occupational safety and health services to small- and medium-sized businesses nationwide. We asked Jason Evans, superintendent of Spanish Fort Water System in Spanish Fort, Alabama, to share more about his experience working with OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program partner, Alabama SafeState, to develop a heat illness prevention plan for the workplace.

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