Stop missing the April 20 training deadline in the field.
Colorado agricultural heat rules apply at 80 F with annual training due by April 20. RestShade watches ag sites, keeps the daily record, tracks the April 20 roster, and applies 7 CCR 1103-15 when heat crosses. Most days you do nothing. When 80 F or 95 F hits, it flags the site and pings the right people.
The problem
Field crews need water, shade, and a dated training acknowledgment before peak harvest, and the training deadline lands while everyone is still thinking about planting.
How RestShade helps
RestShade tracks the April 20 training date against your roster and applies the 80 F and 95 F field duties when those action thresholds hit.
What you walk away with
- Annual training completed and dated before April 20
- Water, shade, and paid rest duties recorded at 80 F
- Increased-risk precautions logged at 95 F
What RestShade handles
- Duties at 80 F actual or forecast worksite temperature
- Cool potable water plus time to drink it, and shade close to the work
- Paid rest and cool-down breaks with acclimatization procedures
- 95 F: more frequent rest and closer observation for heat illness
How it works
- RestShade tracks the ag roster and training dates April 20 due dates stay visible before peak season arrives.
- Field sites are watched against 7 CCR 1103-15 Forecast and temperature evaluate 80 F and 95 F thresholds in the background.
- Action days become signed field records Water, shade, rest, and acknowledgments land in one harvest-season packet.
Frequently asked questions
- Does a forecast really trigger the rule? The Colorado rule reaches worksites that are or are forecast to be at least 80 F, so planning matters as much as the thermometer.
- What is special about April 20? It is a fixed annual training deadline rather than a rolling one, which is unusual and easy to miss.
- Is this only for agriculture? This pack is written for outdoor agricultural work. Other Colorado work falls under the federal Heat NEP in RestShade.
Related guides
- Colorado agricultural heat and the April 20 deadline
- Colorado extreme temperature protections under HB 26-1272
- Acclimatization for new hires and returning crew