Fired Up! Workers for Heat Justice

Fired Up! Workers for Heat Justice empowers frontline workers to win lifesaving protections from exposure to extreme heat on the job. As workers fight for basic human rights like water, shade, and rest, the COSH Network helps build their long-term power. This is how we hold corporate polluters responsible for the economic and environmental injustices they inflict on Black, Brown, immigrant, and poor communities.

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Petition to the Biden Administration: Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

Demand Heat Justice Now
Heat Safety 101

Know the signs of Heat Illness

Learn the basics
Tools to Raise Awareness

Tools for educating co-workers and the public

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Resources to File OSHA Complaints

Specific instructions for filing a heat complaint with OSHA

Build your Complaint
Demands for Employers

Keep safe from heat on the job

Protect Yourself
Make your voice heard

Tell OSHA why a heat standard matters to YOU

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Heat Safety 101

Infographic showing the signs of heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Heat Hurts and Kills Workers

COSH Network Affiliate Western NY COSH has translated this resource into multiple languages click here to download

The languages include:

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Tools for Workers

Emergency Heat Alert for Workers

This fact sheet was created in response to workers' need for quick basic information about the dangers caused by excessive heat on the job. It lists workers' rights, danger symptoms of heat illness and steps to demand from employers to protect workers on the job.

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Protecting Workers from Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Increasing incidents of wildfires show the need for urgent action to protect workers from the ongoing effects of climate change. This fact sheet provides workers with information about the dangers of wildfire smoke and steps they can take to urge their employer to reduce their risk.

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Social Media Slides

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Social Media Slides: Know Your Rights / Demand Heat Protections at Work (Bilingual):

Extreme heat is extremely dangerous for both indoor and outdoor workers -- and more common than ever as temperatures rise due to climate change. Check out our bilingual slide show, with the facts you need to demand protection from heat stress.

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Social Media Slides: Steps for Taking Action in the Workplace

Ready to fight back against extreme heat on the job? Support from National COSH: “9 STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO DEMAND PROTECTION FROM HEAT ILLNESSES AT WORK.”