Heat Illness Prevention for Workers (Washington DOSH) Online Training

This online course teaches Washington's outdoor heat exposure rule (WAC 296-62-09510 to 296-62-09560) to workers who work outdoors in Washington. It follows the worker training topics in WAC 296-62-09560: the rule, what raises your risk, clothing and PPE, drinking water, shade and cool-down rests, the 90°F and 100°F mandatory rests, getting used to the heat, signs and symptoms of heat illness, and reporting and emergency response.

What you learn

• Washington's outdoor heat rule
• What raises your risk
• Clothing, PPE and the 52°F level
• Drinking water
• Shade and cool-down rests
• 90°F and 100°F: mandatory rests
• Getting used to the heat
• Signs and symptoms of heat illness
• Reporting and emergency response
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after you finish the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Prevención de enfermedades causadas por el calor para trabajadores (Washington DOSH): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

Your employer must still give you training on your own worksite and its written procedures; this course cannot see your worksite or give you hands-on practice. This course covers outdoor heat exposure only and is not for agricultural employers, which have their own Washington rule (chapter 296-307 WAC). This course covers Washington's rule only. California, federal OSHA and other states have different rules. The course is online only.