Robins & Morton Campaigns for Heat Illness Prevention

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Although this week is summer’s official beginning, Robins & Morton has been prepping many of its teams since April to handle the conditions of summer heat. During the summer months, the firm holds a campaign on all project sites to create awareness and plans for heat illness prevention, releasing it in three phases.

Phase one, which includes educating employees on heat illness prevention, starts before the warm weather begins and highlights the technical aspects of its heat illness prevention process.

The second phase involves the distribution of heat postings, dehydration charts and cooling product catalogues for each project to choose their site-specific heat illness prevention materials like electrolyte drinks and misting tents. During this phase, project sites are also asked to collaboratively develop a site-specific heat illness prevention plan, track the heat index and discuss heat illness prevention during each pre-task planning meeting.

In phase three, project sites discuss “hot spots,” or specific elements of heat illness prevention to re-emphasize the training from both phase one and phase two, including the 5R’s (review, replenish, rest, report, react) that Robins & Morton uses to prepare employees for heat, as well as educating them on the symptoms of heat illness. Hot spots are reviewed during both safety and pre-task planning meetings.

This special emphasis will continue until September on most project sites, or longer as required by location and climate.