In September of 2021, the US Department of Labor announced enhanced, expanded measures to protect workers from hazards of extreme heat, indoors and out. Those measures included the launch of a rulemaking process to develop a workplace heat standard and deployment of a National Emphasis Program (NEP). The NEP is the agency's first-ever nationwide enforcement measure specifically targeting heat-related hazards and greenlights heat-related inspections on worksites. 

In this episode you'll get to know: 

• What an NEP is and its purpose
• What industries are affected by the NEP
• What compliance officers are looking for on heat-related inspections 
• How cooling PPE fits in to your plan

Featured Guest:

Alsie Nelson, Heat Stress Hotshot, Ergodyne