Training Resources

Training Guide for Employers to Train Workers: Provides Tailgate or Toolbox Talks
Available in English [7 MB PDF^*, 43 pages] and en Español [9 MB PDF^*, 43 pages]

Cal/OSHA Heat Safety Training Kit for Employers^**

Cal/OSHA DVD: Water, Rest, Shade: The Work Can’t Get Done Without Them^**

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Training Materials for Employers^**

Labor Occupational Health Program's (University of California, Berkeley) guide for tailgate training: Heat Hazards in Agriculture (2008). Also available en Español [1 MB PDF, 44 pages].

Farm Safety Association, Inc. Script for Instructors: Dangers of Heat Stress. Also available en Español. (2000, March).

Ohio State University Extension Training Module: Heat Stress. Also available en Español.

Texas Department of Insurance Fact Sheet: Heat Stress [169 KB PDF, 2 pages]. Also available en Español [169 KB PDF, 2 pages].

^**NOTE: California and Washington state have their own heat illness prevention standards; these materials reflect the requirements in those standards.

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^*These files are provided for downloading.