Click here to request the FCA Heat Stress Program template
With summer temperatures in full swing, managing heat stress remains a key focus for signatory contractors.
Heat stress remains a point of emphasis for OSHA in the U.S. Its National Emphasis Program (NEP) – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards, which began in 2022, has been extended to April 8, 2026. As part of the NEP, OSHA conducted approximately 7,000 heat-related inspections between April 2022 and the end of 2024, issuing 60 citations and sending 1,392 Hazard Alert Letters.
In Canada, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) continues to emphasize the importance of heat stress prevention through detailed guidance and practical tools. These include updated fact sheets, training materials, and newly released resources like a 2024 pocket guide for working in extreme heat. Prioritizing heat stress prevention helps create safer work environments, reduce the risk of heat-related incidents, and keep projects on track during the hottest months.
FCA offers several resources to support these efforts, including a customizable Heat Stress Program template available through your membership. Additional federal resources are also linked below.
FCA Resources:
- Heat Stress Program template (The FCA Heat Stress Program template is available to all signatory contractors through their FCA membership. Request your heat stress program by using the linked safety tools request form.)
- FCA Toolbox Talk: Heat and Sun Safety – English | Spanish
- FCA Toolbox Talk: Heat Stress – English | Spanish
- 2023 FCA Safety Call – Heat Stress and Fatigue
Federal Resources
- OSHA NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App (This free tool helps employers asses heat hazards in their area. The app provides a heat index based on your location. It also gives the levels of heat stress for your area, potential heat-related illness symptoms and the first steps to take for those symptoms. Note – this app does not report info back to OSHA)
- Evaluating Heat Hazards (OSHA)
- FAQs for Working in Hot Temperature Conditions (CCOHS)
- Control Measures for Working in Hot Temperature Conditions (CCOHS)
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