Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment

Advisory Meetings

General Industry Safety Orders
Chapter 4, subchapter 7, new section

If you have questions regarding these meetings, please contact Keummi Park at (714) 662‑6731.

March 31, 2023
Formal Rulemaking

The Office of Administrative Law has published the notice of proposed rulemaking on Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment in the California Regulatory Notice Register, which initiates the formal rulemaking process.

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has posted the proposed regulation, notice and other documents on its website.

April 22, 2019
Revised Draft Standard

After careful review of the comments received on the draft standard posted on January 29, 2019, further revisions have been made. Cal/OSHA is preparing rulemaking documents based on this draft. No further changes prior to rulemaking are anticipated.

January 29, 2019
Revised Draft Standard

After careful review of the comments received on the draft standard posted on October 24, 2018, further revisions have been made. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this further revised draft.
Please submit your comments by Friday February 22, 2019, to:  rs@dir.ca.gov

October 24, 2018
Revised Draft Standard

After careful review of the comments received on the draft standard posted on May 16, 2018, further revisions have been made. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this further revised draft. Please submit your comments by November 20, 2018, to: rs@dir.ca.gov

May 16, 2018
Revised Draft Standard

After careful review of the comments received on the draft standard posted on February 16, 2018, further revisions have been made. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this further revised draft. Please submit your comments by Thursday, June 7, 2018, to: rs@dir.ca.gov

February 16, 2018
Revised Draft Standard – Option B

Based on comments received at the advisory meeting on February 8, 2018, revisions have been made to the draft standalone indoor standard. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this revised version instead of the version discussed on February 8, 2018.  Please submit your comments by Friday, March 2, 2018, to: rs@dir.ca.gov

February 8, 2018
Oakland, CA

A 3rd advisory meeting will be held in Oakland, CA. As required by Labor Code Section 6720 (enacted in 2016 by Senate Bill 1167), the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is convening an advisory meeting to develop a proposed regulation for minimizing heat-related illness among workers in indoor places of employment.

At this advisory meeting, stakeholders and the public will have an opportunity to provide input on a revised discussion draft developed in consideration of the comments received on the previous discussion draft. A meeting agenda and additional meeting documents are provided below.

Meeting Documents

May 25, 2017
Ontario, CA

A 2nd advisory meeting was held in southern California in Ontario, CA. As required by Labor Code Section 6720 (enacted in 2016 by Senate Bill 1167), the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is convening an advisory meeting to develop a proposed regulation for minimizing heat-related illness among workers in indoor places of employment.

At this advisory meeting, stakeholders and the public provided input on a revised discussion draft developed in consideration of the comments received on the initial draft discussed at our 1st meeting.

Meeting Documents

February 28, 2017
Oakland, CA

As required by Labor Code Section 6720 (enacted in 2016 by Senate Bill 1167), the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is convening an advisory meeting to develop a proposed regulation for minimizing heat-related illness among workers in indoor places of employment.

At this advisory meeting, stakeholders and the public will have an opportunity to provide input on occupational health issues and practical issues to be considered in controlling employee exposure to indoor heat. A meeting agenda and additional meeting documents are provided below.

Meeting Documents

Rulemaking Requirements

Draft Regulatory Text for Discussion

Documents that the Draft Text Would Rely Upon

Background Resources on Indoor Heat Stress Hazards

April 2023