In the Field · Part 4
Template: the Heat Illness Prevention Plan for a plumbing shop, outdoor and indoor
Lesson 26 of 27~6 minFree previewCurrent as of September 2026
The written plan both heat standards require, in one document sized to a plumbing crew: water, shade and cool-down areas, the temperature triggers (80 °F outdoors for shade, 95 °F for high-heat procedures, 82 °F indoors), acclimatization for the new hire and the first heat wave, the emergency steps, and the training log. Print it, fill it in, translate it if your crew's language is not English, and keep it on the truck.
What the full lesson covers
- Water: fresh, cool, free, close, at least a quart per employee per hour; encouraged, not just available.
- Shade outdoors when it exceeds 80 °F and on request at any temperature; a cool-down area indoors when it reaches 82 °F.
- High-heat procedures at 95 °F outdoors: observation, communication, a net ten-minute preventative cool-down every two hours, and a pre-shift meeting.
- Acclimatize new employees for their first 14 days and everyone during a heat wave; watch, and lighten the work.
- Emergency: recognize the signs, cool the person immediately, call 911 for any severe symptom, and give responders clear directions to the job site.
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