Heat Stress


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Webinars

  • When the Heat Is On: Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace

    Participants will learn to identify key heat stress risk factors, understand the importance of acclimatization, recognize early warning signs and symptoms ranging from mild heat rash to life threatening heat stroke, and apply proven prevention strategies such as hydration, rest, shade, and work planning. The session also covers basic response actions and best practices that can be adapted to any general industry work environment. Whether your workforce operates outdoors, in hot indoor settings, or around heat generating equipment, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge needed to help keep workers safe when the heat is on.

  • The Future of PPE Innovation: Designing Safety Solutions for Today’s Workforce

    In this webinar, experts Kerry Schimelfenig and Paul Sung will explore how emerging technologies, worker feedback and field-driven innovation influence workplace safety solutions. They’ll highlight the growing role of connected safety technology, practical approaches to heat stress prevention and how manufacturers and safety professionals are collaborating to improve PPE performance across diverse work environments. Attendees will gain insight into the challenges safety professionals face today and learn how organizations are evaluating new approaches to improving comfort, fit, usability and worker acceptance without compromising protection.

  • Heat Stress Readiness: Preparing for OSHA’s HIIP Rule

    While OSHA’s proposed “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings” (HIIP) rule is still coming into focus, employers need to begin preparing for it now. Besides laying the foundation of compliance, heat stress represents a profound and immediate workplace health and safety risk.


Whitepapers

  • Heat Illness Prevention Checklist

    Help your team prepare for extreme heat with Novara’s Heat Illness Prevention Checklist. This practical resource outlines key steps employers can take to reduce heat-related risks, including planning for water, shade, worker training, emergency response, acclimatization, and heat index monitoring. Designed for high-risk work environments, the checklist helps safety teams identify gaps, reinforce prevention practices, and encourage early reporting of heat-related symptoms before they become serious incidents.

  • 2026 EHS Compliance Priorities Checklist

    This free checklist is designed for EHS leaders who want to move from reactive compliance to proactive readiness.

  • Case Study: Preventing Heat Stress in Metal Manufacturing using Bodytrak

    Each year excessive heat causes 170,000+ work-related injuries and more than 2,000 fatalities. Find out how implementing wearable monitoring devices can mitigate risks of heat-related illnesses through real-time data analytics.


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