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OSHA Heat Safety Proposed Standard Survey

OSHA's New Heat Safety Rule Survey

Help Shape OSHA’s Heat Safety Rule – Your Input Matters!

As a safety professional in Florida, your insights are vital to the work we do at the Florida Chamber Safety Council. With OSHA's newly published rule on heat safety, we now have an important opportunity to present a unified voice that reflects the needs and concerns of Florida’s employers.

By taking this brief survey, you’ll contribute to developing a well-informed response during the 120-day comment period. Your feedback will directly influence how we communicate with OSHA and help ensure the new rule is practical and effective for all employers in our state.

1. Does your company currently have a written heat illness prevention safety program for outdoor or indoor workers?
*This question is required.

2. Does your company currently implement a site-specific written heat illness prevention safety program for outdoor or indoor workers? *This question is required.

2. After reviewing the published rule by OSHA, would you need to make major changes to your existing policies? *This question is required.

2. Please rank your level of concern around the following with the new proposed Heat Injury & Illness Prevention Standard: (1- very unconcerned, 2- unconcerned, 3- neutral, 4- concerned, 5- very concerned)
*This question is required.

	Very Unconcerned	Unconcerned	Neutral	Concerned	Very Concerned	Don't Know
A. Cost of compliance	Very Unconcerned of row A. Cost of compliance-	Unconcerned of row A. Cost of compliance-	Neutral of row A. Cost of compliance-	Concerned of row A. Cost of compliance-	Very Concerned of row A. Cost of compliance-	Don't Know of row A. Cost of compliance-
B. Timeframe to be in compliance	Very Unconcerned of row B. Timeframe to be in compliance-	Unconcerned of row B. Timeframe to be in compliance-	Neutral of row B. Timeframe to be in compliance-	Concerned of row B. Timeframe to be in compliance-	Very Concerned of row B. Timeframe to be in compliance-	Don't Know of row B. Timeframe to be in compliance-
C. Different temperature standards	Very Unconcerned of row C. Different temperature standards-	Unconcerned of row C. Different temperature standards-	Neutral of row C. Different temperature standards-	Concerned of row C. Different temperature standards-	Very Concerned of row C. Different temperature standards-	Don't Know of row C. Different temperature standards-
D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures)	Very Unconcerned of row D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures) -	Unconcerned of row D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures) -	Neutral of row D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures) -	Concerned of row D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures) -	Very Concerned of row D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures) -	Don't Know of row D. Heat hazard identification and assessment (i.e. heat index or wet bulb temperatures) -
E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)	Very Unconcerned of row E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)-	Unconcerned of row E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)-	Neutral of row E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)-	Concerned of row E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)-	Very Concerned of row E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)-	Don't Know of row E. Creating a written prevention plan (businesses w/ 10 or more employees)-

3. Please rank your level of concern regarding how the following Heat Injury & Illness Prevention requirements may impact your current business operations: (1- very unconcerned, 2- unconcerned, 3- neutral, 4- concerned, 5- very concerned)
*This question is required.

	Very Unconcerned	Unconcerned	Netural	Concerned	Very Concerned	Don't Know
A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)	Very Unconcerned of row A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)-	Unconcerned of row A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)-	Netural of row A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)-	Concerned of row A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)-	Very Concerned of row A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)-	Don't Know of row A. Providing cool water (1 quart per employee per hour)-
B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)	Very Unconcerned of row B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)-	Unconcerned of row B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)-	Netural of row B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)-	Concerned of row B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)-	Very Concerned of row B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)-	Don't Know of row B. Shaded rest breaks for outdoor workers as needed (heat index over 80˚F)-
C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)	Very Unconcerned of row C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)-	Unconcerned of row C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)-	Netural of row C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)-	Concerned of row C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)-	Very Concerned of row C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)-	Don't Know of row C. Mandatory 15-minute, shaded breaks every 2 hours (heat index over 90˚F)-
D. Acclimatization for new employees	Very Unconcerned of row D. Acclimatization for new employees-	Unconcerned of row D. Acclimatization for new employees-	Netural of row D. Acclimatization for new employees-	Concerned of row D. Acclimatization for new employees-	Very Concerned of row D. Acclimatization for new employees-	Don't Know of row D. Acclimatization for new employees-
E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation	Very Unconcerned of row E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation-	Unconcerned of row E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation-	Netural of row E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation-	Concerned of row E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation-	Very Concerned of row E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation-	Don't Know of row E. Acclimatization for returning employees from vacation-
F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees	Very Unconcerned of row F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees-	Unconcerned of row F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees-	Netural of row F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees-	Concerned of row F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees-	Very Concerned of row F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees-	Don't Know of row F. One supervisor or heat safety coordinator per 20 employees-
G. Creating a buddy system	Very Unconcerned of row G. Creating a buddy system -	Unconcerned of row G. Creating a buddy system -	Netural of row G. Creating a buddy system -	Concerned of row G. Creating a buddy system -	Very Concerned of row G. Creating a buddy system -	Don't Know of row G. Creating a buddy system -
H. Initial and annual training requirements	Very Unconcerned of row H. Initial and annual training requirements -	Unconcerned of row H. Initial and annual training requirements -	Netural of row H. Initial and annual training requirements -	Concerned of row H. Initial and annual training requirements -	Very Concerned of row H. Initial and annual training requirements -	Don't Know of row H. Initial and annual training requirements -

4. Will your business need assistance in the creation of a heat illness prevention safety program? *This question is required.

5. Is there anything else you would like the Florida Chamber Safety Council to know as it considers comments on OSHA’s proposed rule? *This question is required.

6. As the Florida Chamber Safety Council provides input to OSHA on their heat illness prevention rule, would you like to be kept informed of any updates? *This question is required.

7. Please provide your contact information:

First Name
Last Name
Company Name
Title
Email
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