Heat illness prevention

Articles

Ten key points about heat stress
UC gives tips for coping with heat stress
Heat illness symptoms and first aid
How heat affects the body
Preventing heat-related illness among agricultural workers (pdf)

Heat illness education card

Download the pdf version of the bilingual (Spanish/English) heat education card.

Audio

Audio heat stress messages are available on AsisTel by calling 1-800-514-4494.

The messages related to heat stress are:

No. 161- Why heat stress happens
No. 162 - How to avoid heat related illnesses
No. 163 - Employer's role in combating workers’ heat stress
No. 164 - Heat stress doesn’t only happen in hot weather

Other resources

Heat illness prevention program - Sample policy for agricultural employers (Microsoft Word document)
Heat Illness Prevention enforcement Q&A
California Department of Industrial Relations
Spanish-language articles and other resources on heat illness prevention
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources News and Information Outreach in Spanish