Hot summer days pose a threat of injury/illness on jobsites due to high heat index, there’s an App for that.  OSHA provides a heat index app that will locate you based on your phone’s GPS location and provide you with information specific to your area and weather conditions.

The App allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, displays a risk level to outdoor workers. Then, with a simple "click," you can get reminders about the protective measures that should be taken at that risk level to protect workers from heat-related illness-reminders about drinking enough fluids, scheduling rest breaks, planning for and knowing what to do in an emergency, adjusting work operations, gradually building up the workload for new workers, training on heat illness signs and symptoms, and monitoring each other for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness.

Working in full sunlight can increase heat index values by 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep this in mind and plan additional precautions for working in these conditions.  Stay informed and safe in the heat, check your risk level.  With the OSHA Heat Safety Tool, you have vital safety information available whenever and wherever you need it - right on your mobile phone.  Download it from your App store.