Resources

The following materials were reviewed for the preparation of the content of this etool. They provide further information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of heat illness. These resources include selected articles, manuals, studies, and websites.

Note: the resources are listed alphabetically by title, rather than by author, to help readers find information on issues of particular interest.

• Cal/OSHA, State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health
  http://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/HeatIllnessInfo.html
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. Centers for Disease Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/
• "Agricultural Safety and Health: Inspection Project (ASHP)"
  Cal/OSHA, State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, April 2002.
• "A Guide to Agricultural Heat Stress." Agricultural Personnel Management Program Newsletter. University of California Cooperative Extension. Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare Counties.
  http://are.berkeley.edu/heat/heatstressguide.htm
• "About Extreme Heat" Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/about.asp
• "Behind the New Regulation: Why and How to Help Workers Control Heat Stress." Presented at the FLC Education Institute, Stockton, 21 March 06 – H. Rosenberg.
• "Battle Heat Stress in Agricultural Work." Ag Safe Newsletter, Health and Safety. H. Rosenberg. Summer 2005.
• "Cal/OSHA Investigations on Heat Related Illnesses: Memorandum of February 17, 2006".
  http://www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/heatillnessinvestigations.pdf
• "Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment" California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Proposed State Standard, Title 8, Chapter 4, Section 3395.
• "Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety." Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heat_guide.asp
• "Heat illness Prevention Emergency Regulation Enforcement Questions and Answers." State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, September 19, 2005.
• "Heat Stress in the Elderly." Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/elderlyheat.asp
• "FEMA: Having a Heat Wave?" August 15, 2001. Release No. R 10 - 01- 45.
  http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6648
• "Heat Stress Prevention." California Safety Training Corporation in conjunction with the Ventura County Agricultural Association. August 2005.
• "Heat Stress." U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA Technical manual, Section III, chapter 4.
  http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_4.html
• "Preventing Health Illness." Produced by CA Ag Trade Associations and the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources.
• "Protect Yourself: Heat Stress." OSHA Quick Card. U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  http://www.osha.gov
• "Protecting Workers in Hot Environments." U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Fact Sheet No. OSHA 95-16.
  http://www.osha-slc.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FACT_SHEETS
• "Public Health Issues Related to Summertime Blackouts." Centers for Disease Control.
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/powereoutage/blackout.asp
• "The Industrial Worker: A New Breed of Athlete." Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Roundtable #28/Vol 8 (1997), No. 2.
  http://are.berkeley.edu/heat/industworkerathlete.html
• "Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness", Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.asp
• "Working in Hot Environments" U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hotenvt.htm

Resources For Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• "Heat Stress" Chapter 3, OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.2OB CH-,3 August 22, 1994. Directorate of Technical Support.
• "Occupational Exposure to Hot Environments." Revised Criteria 1986. U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. Centers for Disease Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• "Heat Stress" Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wild land Fire Safety.
  http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/safety/stress.shtml
• "Heat Stress and Chemical Workers: Minimizing the Risk", by John S. O’Connor II and Kim Querrey. Occupational Safety, December 1993.
• "The Industrial Worker: A New Breed of Athlete." Gatorade Sports Science Institute, RT # 28/ Volume 8 (1997), Number 2.
  http://are.berkeley.edu/heat/industworkerathlete.html
• "A Guide to Heat Stress in Agriculture." United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA-750-b-92-001, May 1993.