Resources

Explore these outside resources to learn more about the danger posed by heat stress and how to protect workers.

Beat the Heat Brochure

Front page of "Beat the Heat" brochure from AFT.

 

Beat the Heat brochure from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

View the Brochure

Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Category Chart

Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Chart

 

Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Category Work/Rest and Water Intake chart from Mesonet, Oklahoma’s Weather Network

Mesonet

Study Linking Heat Exposure to Reductions in Worker Productivity

Screenshot of article from Harvard article.

 

Study finding heat exposure causes significant reductions in worker productivity from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

"Workers Can't Wait for Protections from Heat"

Screenshot of NELP blog

 

“Workers Can’t Wait for Protections from Heat” by Anastasia Christman of the National Employment Law Project.

National Employment Law Project (NELP)

Study Linking Workplace Injuries to Hot Weather

Screenshot of GW University study on workplace injuries and hot weather

 

Study from the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health finds nearly 28,000 workplace injuries annually are linked to hot weather.

GW Milken Institute School of Public Health