Resources: Outdoor Workers
The Basics
- Know how to recognize and treat heat-related illness
Refer to these tips to learn how to safely work outdoors when it is hot. Then, use OSHA's Heat First Aid page to learn the symptoms of heat-related illness and how to treat it.
- Learn how to safely work when air quality is poor
This CDC guide explains the impact fire smoke can have on outdoor workers and how to protect your health.
Additional Resources
Heat
Learn what heat stress is and what factors put you at risk.
For Employers
A useful tool for planning outdoor work activities based on real-time heat forecasts specific to your location. It also provides occupational safety and health recommendations from OSHA and NIOSH.
Guide for employers to create a heat illness prevention plan to protect their outdoor employees.
Air Quality
An overview of work-induced asthma, how to recognize it, and possible solutions.
Farm Workers
Preventing Heat-Related Illness
Training materials, FAQs, and workshops to help prepare farmworkers for extreme heat.
Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality
FAQs, Utah-specific resources, and general information about wildfire smoke for agricultural workers.
Agricultural Water Optimization Program
Receive a grant for your water-saving projects/upgrades through the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
Emergency Disaster Relief Loan Program
Agricultural producers can receive loans for production loss related to declared disasters.
Livestock and Range Water Conservation
Explore information to help livestock and range managers during drought conditions.
