goSafe - Heat Stress PPE Downloads & Resources

OSHA has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings, a significant step in creating a new federal standard for heat injury and illness prevention.

This new proposal follows OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Indoor and Outdoor Heat Hazards and ANSI's 2024 Provision of Electrolyte Replenishment Beverage in codifying the need for a robust heat injury and illness prevention plan (HIIPP) in every worksite nationwide and further emphasizes the need for workplaces to equip their workforce with the knowledge, training, and tools to prevent heat illness and injury in advance of a probable new federal heat standard.

Also see: Overview: Working in Outdoor and Indoor Heat Environments, Heat Stress Prevention, and OSHA's Video on Heat Stress: Iniciativa de OSHA Contra Peligros del Calor Extremo (Spanish with English Intro and Subtitles)

With all this in mind, new advancements in PPE have been developed to combat and prevent heat stress and heat illness, including key developments in hydration testing, electrolyte replenishment, head protection ventilation, and more to ensure a proactive approach to preventing dangerous and costly heat related illness and accidents.

Just because you have drinking water at your site doesn't mean your workers will drink

78% of associates suffering from heat illness were dehydrated- despite having drinking water available (according to the State of California). To make matters worse, over 75% of workers show up moderately or severely dehydrated.

Hydration testing has been difficult for years, requiring invasive lab testing, urine samples, or color documentation, all of which are neither suitable nor pleasant for anyone on the field.

The MX3 Portable Salivary Osmilarity Testing System allows you to test your workers using only saliva or sweat to instantly measure hydration and actively prevent dehydration on the worksite.

Proven To Increase Productivity

Hydration is not just about being thirsty. Even in it's most mild forms, dehydration still leads to a loss of productivity and focus. As it progresses, dehydrated workers become far more likely to lose concentration, make mistakes and missteps, and cause even greater risk in the field on top of the dangerous physical toll.

the MX3 has already proven it's worth in both industrial settings as well as sports and military services and is the easiest way to proactively prevent illnesses related to dehydration.

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

Summer has it's perks, but when you're doing hard labor out on the field, the heat ain't one of them.

But summer heat isn't just a comfort issue. Between the work, the heat, the humidity, and the scorching UV Rays, you're inevitably going to feel the burn in the form of all kinds of heat related illness.

But if a job needs to be done outside, and it's the hotter half of the year (or three quarters, if you're in the south), your only choice is to get equipped with the knowledge, practices, and gear to take the heat.