The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. Of I.), through the Division of Safety & Compliance (S&C), Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) has established this Heat Illness Prevention Program to protect the health of university students, faculty, and staff and to promote compliance with the current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) National Emphasis Program (NEP) initiated on April 10, 2026.
The university is committed to providing a safe and healthful environment to learn, discover, and work. The purpose of this document is to improve worker safety and health by providing guidance on the prevention of heat exposure-related illnesses. This guidance document applies to all faculty, staff, and student workers who are or may be exposed to working environments where the air temperatures or heat indices reach or exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit/26 degrees Celsius inside or outside facilities.
POLICY
It is the policy of the university to protect its students, faculty and staff from indoor and outdoor heat or heat related hazards. This shall be accomplished as far as feasible with effective engineering controls, employee training, and administrative controls.