This summer Cal/OSHA is taking a multi-faceted approach to protecting California’s outdoor workers from heat illness that includes a combination of media, education, outreach and enforcement efforts.
The radio and outdoor advertising span much of the state, and are enhanced by educational resources in five languages – Spanish, Hmong, Punjabi, Mixteco and English. Strategically targeting the most underserved population of outdoor workers, the campaign addresses heat safety precautions and worker rights.
To find out more about the campaign and to preview all materials, visit the bilingual English/Spanish website at www.99calor.org [1].
Please see below for more information about the resources you can access. If you would like additional information, please contact heat@dir.ca.gov. [2]
To order materials, please use the order form [3].
Educational Resources
Illustrated, low-literacy fact sheets
These heat safety factsheets are designed to be low-literacy, easy to read and understand. The factsheets are available in English [4], Spanish [5], Hmong [6], and Punjabi [7].
How to report a problem to Cal/OSHA
This guide on how to report a problem with Cal-OSHA provides workers with the information they need to file a report. The guide is available in English [8] and Spanish [9].
A Heat Safety DVD
A 9-minute DVD that discusses preventing and responding to heat illness - featuring workers from three occupations (agriculture, construction, and landscaping work) and including Spanish-, Mixteco-, Punjabi-, and Hmong-speaking workers. (Audio options are available in these four languages as well as English.) Comes with a discussion guide so that you can lead a short discussion after watching the DVD. This DVD comes with multiple languages including English, Spanish, Hmong, Punjabi, and Mixteco.
DVD Discussion Guides
Designed to accompany the DVD, this DVD guide can be useful in facilitating a discussion about heat illness. It is available in English [10], Spanish [11], and Punjabi [12]).
Community Training Guides
An easy-to-follow illustrated 11 X 17 flipchart guide – leads the trainer through a heat awareness training, and provides visuals for workers. These guides are available in English and Spanish.
Employer Training Kit [13]
Designed for employers, this training kit, when combined with training on your company’s specific procedures, is designed to help employers meet compliance with the Heat Illness Prevention standard. Includes fact sheets for workers, as well as posters and a training guide for the trainer to use. Also comes with a Supervisor’s Daily Checklist, that reminds employers of what’s needed at the worksite each day.
Community Posters
Help post and distribute posters throughout your community. Posters are available in English [14], Spanish [15], Hmong [16], and Punjabi [17].
Trainings for Community Leaders and Educators
Cal/OSHA are offering "TOTs" for community organizations that want to lead workshops on heat awareness. They will train you on heat illness prevention and show you how to use the community training guide. Check out these dates and locations and contact the program that is coordinating the TOT you'd like to participate in.
LOHP, UC Berkeley (all in Spanish):
Fresno: May 16Tulare: May 17
Kern: May 22
Napa/Sonoma: May 30Salinas: June 16
UCLA-LOSH:
Coachella (Riverside Co.) - May 21
San Diego - June 9
Ventura (Ventura Co.) - June 15
Ontario (San Bernardino Co.) - July 14
Los Angeles - July 23
UC Davis:Stockton (Spanish) - Early may
Fresno (English/Hmong) - End of May
Tracy (English/Punjabi) - Mid May
Ukiah (English/Spanish) - Mid May
Contact Information:
UC Berkeley LOHP: Yesenia Prado| yprado@berkeley.edu [18] | Direct Line: (510) 643-8483
UCLA LOSH: Deogracia Cornelio | dcorn@ucla.edu [19] | Direct Line: (310) 794-5965
UC Davis Western Center: Teresa Andrews | terandrews@ucdavis.edu [20] | Direct Line: (530) 754-8678
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