Solutions to Protect Outdoor Worker Health and Safety

U.S. airports have thousands of outdoor workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme heat events and air pollution, which contribute to substantial health hazards and productivity losses. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards require measures to cope with heat but do not provide guidelines on adequate heat mitigation measures that airports can implement to protect workers. The objective of this research is to develop guidelines on best practices to reduce the heat burden and risk to outdoor workers.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5956
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $500,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 06-13

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

  Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Picciano, Tara

• Start Date: 20250812
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Best practices; Ground crews; Health; Heat; Occupational safety
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01963019
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 06-13
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 12 2025 10:23AM