How can I use Kite to manage heat stress risk on my site?

Step 1 - Assess who is at risk using Kite’s Thermal Risk Assessment

Kite’s Thermal Risk Assessment will take you through a step-by-step process of all the factors that influence the risk of heat stress for a particular group of workers, called a Similar Exposure Group (SEG). From this you will be able to:

Identify high-risk SEGs for monitoring or additional controls.
Identify SEGs whose risk changes with environmental conditions.

Step 2 - Be proactive and assess future risks

Kite’s Heat Risk and Outlook dashboards will forecast conditions at your site that could induce heat illness. This is done via the:

Forecast of heat risk for the next 6 days, incorporating temperature, humidity and wind speed.
Daily heatwave outlook for the next 14 days, based on temperature and humidity.

If you choose to have it set up, you can review the forecast heat risk for each SEG identified in Step 1 on your heat risk dashboard. If you want this set up for your site, please contact us at support@weatherintelligence.global.

Step 3 - Keep your teams informed

Finally, you can keep your teams informed with different levels of communication regarding the likelihood of a heat illness. The forms of communication are flexible to ensure the right message is communicated in the right way to meet your site requirements. Options include:

Customised messaging for different groups or levels of management.
Prestart Toolbox Reports (via email) either daily or before each shift.
Customised messaging to convey risk as well as potential controls (e.g as per your site TARP).
SMS alerts when your triggers are met.
QR code for contractors to see your site heat risk outlook.

Step 4 - Review

Finally, it is important to assess the adequacy of your triggers and controls. Did we have any near misses? What are the front-line workers saying? Were they adequately protected? Assessing the risk of heat illness is not an exact science and there are many pieces to the puzzle that need to be considered to ensure your team is protected.

Get feedback from your teams - this can be done at the end of a shift (via Kite Heat Questionnaire) or can be evaluated by the supervisors. Update your TARP as needed to make sure your triggers and controls are appropriately set.