1. Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board

Petition File No. 604

Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment, Section 3395

Petition File No. 604

Landon Dees

To amend Title 8 section 3395 Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment, to require the provision of adequate drink holders securely attached to an aerial device, allow convenient access to potable drinking water and mitigate potential hazards associated with improvised storage methods inside aerial devices.

The Petitioner states that the lack of safe access to portable drinking water for outdoor workers, particularly those utilizing aerial devices, can pose significant dangers to their health and well-being. Access to safe and clean water is essential for maintaining hydration and preventing heat-related illnesses. Most workers utilizing aerial devices resort to carrying water bottles, which are either put in the control box (equivalent to having a water bottle under you brake pedal in your car), laid on the floor of the aerial device (posing a fall hazard), or left on the ground, rendering them inaccessible during critical moments of work. The petitioner contends that having adequate drink holders securely attached to the aerial devices will keep bottles out of the control box, off the floor and will provide employees with critical lifesaving potable drinking water.