WEBINAR | Before the Dog Days of Summer, Learn how Community Health Workers can Help Prevent Heat Stress

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It was 95 degrees when Maria Jimenez, 17 years old, collapsed from heat exhaustion at a farm in California. She died two days later. Each year, nearly 30 workers die from heat-related illness in the United States. Outdoor work in labor-intensive industries poses serious risks for workers, but heat-related illness can be easily prevented.

This workshop will help community health workers recognize and prevent heat-related illness among at-risk workers. Case studies will show how to recognize the symptoms and health effects of heat-related illness. Participants in this workshop will receive resources for preventing heat-related illness.

1. Recognize symptoms of heat-related illness and how to respond
2. Identify steps workers can take to prevent heat-related illness
3. Review employer and worker rights and responsibilities related to heat stress
4. Become familiar with heat stress prevention resources

• U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Occupational Heat Stress. Retrieved April 28, 2016. https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/prevention.html
• Farmworker Justice. Seguridad y Salud en el Ámbito Laboral para los Trabajadores Agrícolas. Riesgo de Pesticidas, Sanidad en el Campo y Enfermedades Causadas por el Calor. Retrieved April 28, 2016. http://www.farmworkerjustice.org/sites/default/files/FJpesticidetrainingspanish2016.pdf
• OSHA- Occupational Heat Exposure
• OSHA's Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers
• OSHA- Industry Specific Resources for Heat Stress
• Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)- Heat Illness Prevention: Training Materials For Educators
• California and Washington State- Heat Exposure Regulations
• Hesperian Health Guide- Workers' Guide to Health and Safety: Chapter 15: Heat and Cold
• Report: Farmworker’s death should have been prevented
• CDC - Heat Stress and Heat-Related Illness