Heat Illness Prevention Network Conference Call – July 14
Members of the Heat Illness Prevention Network should take advantage of an upcoming conference call to get information on updates straight from Cal/OSHA.
WHO: Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations; Cal/OSHA Chief – Ellen Widess
WHAT: Conference call to members of the Heat Illness Prevention Network
WHEN: Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 a.m.
WHY: To update Heat Illness Prevention Network members on topics relating to the Heat Illness Prevention Standard
HOW: Call 1-800-619-4625. Advise operator that your participant code is DIRHIP. During the Q&A section, press *1 on your telephone keypad to ask a question.
Email additional questions or comments to heat@dir.ca.gov.
Agenda includes:
- Outreach and education
- Enforcement and compliance information
- Orders prohibiting use
- Q & A
The California Chamber of Commerce is a founding member of the Heat Illness Prevention Network (The HIP Network), which is administered by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) in the state Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).
The HIP Network is a voluntary public/private partnership established to increase both employers’ and employees’ awareness of the hazard of heat illness and the importance of heat illness prevention measures to prevent fatalities and serious illnesses in California workplaces.
HIP Network members work with Cal/OSHA to provide timely information to employers and employees to help prevent heat illness in workplaces throughout California.
HIP Network membership is free, and interested parties can join by submitting name, title, organization name, telephone number and email to communications@dir.ca.gov.
Gail Cecchettini Whaley, CalChamber Employment Law Editor/Staff Counsel

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