California employers — outdoor & indoor

If Cal/OSHA inspects your site today, can you prove you followed the heat protocol?

HeatLog checks the weather at each California job site every morning and automatically builds inspection-ready compliance records. When a threshold is crossed, your team confirms the protocols in seconds — the timestamped record is saved and ready to hand an inspector on the spot.

Cal/OSHA issued $276,425 in penalties to a California landscaping company in 2024 for heat violations. The #1 thing inspectors ask for: your daily heat compliance log.

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Three steps. Ten seconds a day.

HeatLog does the monitoring. Your team does one tap. You have documentation that stands up to an inspection.

1

Morning weather check

Every morning at 6am, HeatLog checks the NOAA National Weather Service API at each of your California job site addresses — the same government source inspectors can independently verify. Outdoor: 80°F action, 95°F high heat. Indoor: 82°F action, 87°F high heat (§3396).

2

Alert with one-click compliance checklist

If a threshold is crossed, your site supervisor gets an email alert. One click opens the in-app compliance checklist — shade, water, cool-down breaks, buddy system. The supervisor confirms in seconds.

3

Timestamped record, ready for inspection

Confirming the checklist saves a server-timestamped compliance entry that cannot be backdated. Download your full monthly audit report anytime — ready to hand to a Cal/OSHA inspector on the spot.

What Cal/OSHA inspectors actually check for

California has two enforceable heat laws right now: Title 8 §3395 (outdoor workers, since 2005) and Title 8 §3396 (indoor workers, effective July 2024). Both require documented evidence — not just verbal assurance.

Most small employers have the intent but not the paperwork. HeatLog creates the paperwork automatically, every day heat thresholds are exceeded.

Daily temperature monitoring at each work location
Water availability records (1 qt/hr per worker)
Shade within 2 minutes of request — documented
Cool-down rest periods at high heat — logged with timestamps
Buddy system / employee observation records
Emergency response plan acknowledged by supervisor
Most small employers have none of this on paper

Two California laws. Both enforced now.

Outdoor — Title 8 §3395

Outdoor Heat Rule

In effect since 2005. Applies to construction, landscaping, agriculture, roofing, and any outdoor work.

  • Action level: 80°F
  • High heat: 95°F (mandatory cool-down breaks)
Indoor — Title 8 §3396  NEW

Indoor Heat Rule

Effective July 23, 2024. Applies to warehouses, kitchens, food processing, manufacturing, car washes, and most indoor workplaces.

  • Action level: 82°F
  • High heat: 87°F (mandatory cool-down periods)

Federal heat rule: still a proposed rule (NPRM 2024), not yet finalized. These California laws are independently enforced regardless of federal status.

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