The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the winners of its "Beat the Heat" contest. The national competition challenged stakeholders to share their best tools and resources for educating workers about the dangers of heat exposure in indoor and outdoor workplaces.
OSHA received 195 submissions from competitors in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. A panel of experts judged submissions against criteria such as innovation, creativity, strength of message, best non-English language entry and indoor heat emphasis.
The 18 winners are:
- Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Tucson, Arizona
- CSX Intermodal Terminals, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
- JE Dunn Construction Company, Des Moines, Iowa
- Ergodyne, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Kent Precision Foods Group, Columbus, Mississippi
- ROC United, New York, New York
- McWane Ductile, Coshocton, Ohio
- General Building Contractors Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Cleaveland/Price Inc., Trafford, Pennsylvania
- ELSMART Associates, LLC/Korey Stringer Institute, Jonesborough, Tennessee
- BSN Sports, Grand Prairie, Texas
- O'Donnell/Snider Construction, Houston, Texas
- Primoris & ReadyKey, Houston, Texas and Raleigh, North Carolina
- S & B Constructors and Engineers, Houston, Texas
- SpawGlass, Houston, Texas
- Alliance Field Services, Midland, Texas
- Savage Co., Midvale, Utah
- University of Washington Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, Seattle, Washington
Visit the heat contest webpage to view the winning submissions.
