Staying Safe in the Heat: Preventing Heat Illness for Employees
Author, Jadyn Brandt, Client Communications Coordinator, Rancho Mesa Insurance Services, Inc.
As we enter into the summer months, warm weather conditions create a new level of risk for employers.
High temperatures and greater sun exposure can pose a danger to employees working both outdoors and indoors. Proper heat protection and preparation are necessary to keep employees safe.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports over 70% of fatalities from heat illness occur in the first week of work. OSHA attributes this statistic to a lack of acclimatization, or proper adjustment to the changing temperatures.
Training employees on how to build tolerance to and protect themselves from the heat, and what to do if a person is showing signs of heat illness is essential when temperatures are high.
Rancho Mesa has a number of training and reporting resources available for clients through the SafetyOne™ platform and the RM365 HRAdvantage portal. These resources include:
SafetyOne™
Heat Stress Online Training Courses
Toolbox Talks for weekly safety training
Observation Reports for documentation and issue identification
Mobile Forms to collect safety data
Heat Advisories that can be sent through the Company News function
RM365 HRAdvantage™ Portal
OSHA 300 logs for incident documentation
Register to attend Rancho Mesa’s Heat Illness Prevention workshop on June 12th, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Completing this training counts towards earning the RM365 Advantage Safety Star™ Program certificate.