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California heat illness prevention (outdoor & indoor)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for employees and supervisors. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Identify environmental and personal risk factors, including exertion, clothing and PPE
  • Video
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • Explain the employer's water, shade/cool-down and rest procedures and your rights to use them
  • Flashcards
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Explain acclimatization and why the first 14 days are high-risk
  • Accordion
  • Process
  • Timeline
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Recognise types of heat illness and give first aid
  • Tabs
  • Scenario
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Report symptoms in yourself and coworkers immediately
  • Process
  • Video
  • Quiz

  • Follow procedures to contact EMS and give clear directions to the worksite
  • Checklist
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Why is the new picker at higher risk?

 

New workers are most at risk in their first days. Take water, shade and rest whenever you need to.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which of these raises your risk of heat illness?

 

Heavy clothing traps heat and raises risk.

Lesson 2, Know your risk, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

How much water should be available per worker per hour?

 

At least 1 quart per worker per hour for the whole shift.

Lesson 3, Water, rest, shade, teaches this. See the outline

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California heat illness prevention (outdoor & indoor)

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The California heat illness prevention (outdoor & indoor) course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 7 min

    Identify environmental and personal risk factors, including exertion, clothing and PPE.

  • Lesson 2: Know your risk · 4 min

    Explain the employer's water, shade/cool-down and rest procedures and your rights to use them.

  • Lesson 3: Water, rest, shade · 9 min

    Explain acclimatization and why the first 14 days are high-risk.

  • Lesson 4: Spot heat illness & act · 6 min

    Recognise types of heat illness and give first aid.

  • Lesson 5: Emergency response at your site · 4 min

    Report symptoms in yourself and coworkers immediately.

  • Lesson 6: Supervisors · 6 min

    Follow procedures to contact EMS and give clear directions to the worksite.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 4 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: 8 CCR §3395 (outdoor) incl. training §3395(h)(1)(A)-(I), (h)(2); 8 CCR §3396 (indoor, effective July 23, 2024)

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check 8 CCR §3395 (outdoor) incl. training or ask your own counsel.

Before working where heat illness risk is reasonably anticipated; employer refresher (many annually, before heat season).

Employees and supervisors in outdoor work (agriculture, construction, landscaping, delivery) and indoor workplaces ≥ 82°F (warehouses, kitchens, laundries, manufacturing).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in 8 CCR §3395 (outdoor) incl. training.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Water locations
  • Shade cooldown locations
  • Supervisor contact
  • Site address directions
  • Weather monitoring method
  • Indoor measurement plan
  • Written plan in English + majority language
  • LMS or record system
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