Fired Up! Workers for Heat Justice

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.

  • Workers outside

    Submit a comment to OSHA

    Tell OSHA why a heat standard matters to YOU by JANUARY 15, 2025

  • Workers demanding heat protection-image

    Action Taken

    Petition to the Biden Administration: Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

  • Heat Safety 101 / Seguridad de Calor 101

    Heat Safety 101

    Know the signs of Heat Illness

  • Tools to Raise Awareness / Herramientas para Crear Conciencia

    Tools to Raise Awareness

    Tools for educating co-workers and the public

  • OSHA Complaint

    Resources to File OSHA Complaints

    Specific instructions for filing a heat complaint with OSHA

  • Demands for Employers / Demandas para Empleadores

    Demands for Employers

    Keep safe from heat on the job

Heat Safety 101

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:

Amharic | አማርኛ   Arabic | عَرَبِيّ     Bengali | বাংলা     Burmese | မြန်မာဘာသာ     Chinese | 官话    Dari |  فارسی      Farsi | فارسی     French  | français      Karen | ကညီကျိာ်    Karenni | ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ     Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda     Nepali |  नेपाली     Somali | Soomaali‎     Swahili | Kiswahili     Tigrinya | ትግርኛ     Vietnamese | việt

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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


 

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.

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.”

Social Media Slides: Heat Illness at Work

These slides are also available in multiple languages thanks to the efforts of Western New York COSH. The languages include:

Amharic | አማርኛ   Arabic | عَرَبِيّ     Bengali | বাংলা     Burmese | မြန်မာဘာသာ     Chinese | 官话    Dari |  فارسی      Farsi | فارسی     French  | français      Karen | ကညီကျိာ်    Karenni | ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ     Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda     Nepali |  नेपाली     Somali | Soomaali‎     Swahili | Kiswahili     Tigrinya | ትግርኛ     Vietnamese | việt

Resources to File OSHA Complaints

Step-by-Step Guide

Step By Step Guide Heat Complaint

You can find links to download these resources here

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Sample Hazard Description

Hazards Description

Demands for Employers

Demand Protections to Beat the Heat

COSH Network Affiliate Western NY COSH has translated these resources into multiple languages click here to download

The languages include:

Amharic | አማርኛ   Arabic | عَرَبِيّ     Bengali | বাংলা     Burmese | မြန်မာဘာသာ     Chinese | 官话    Dari |  فارسی      Farsi | فارسی     French  | français      Karen | ကညီကျိာ်    Karenni | ꤊꤢ꤬ꤛꤢ꤭ꤜꤟꤤ     Kinyarwanda | Ikinyarwanda     Nepali |  नेपाली     Somali | Soomaali‎     Swahili | Kiswahili     Tigrinya | ትግርኛ     Vietnamese | việt

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