Stop babysitting air quality apps all fire season.
Smoke tiers differ by state and escalate fast. RestShade watches air quality at every site, applies California, Oregon, and Washington smoke rules automatically, and keeps communication notes with the reading. Most days you do nothing. When AQI or PM2.5 crosses, it flags the site and pings the right people.
The problem
Smoke compliance breaks when air quality lives in an app and the record lives nowhere. California, Oregon, and Washington each start at different PM2.5 or AQI tiers, and shops that refresh AirNow hourly still have nothing to hand an inspector.
How RestShade helps
RestShade monitors smoke continuously, versions the written plan, records what you told the crew, and flags voluntary vs mandatory respirator steps without anyone living in an air quality app.
What you walk away with
- Continuous smoke monitoring without an hourly app ritual
- State-specific tiers from Washington PM2.5 20.5 through California AQI 500
- Communication notes and respirator steps on the same record as the reading
What RestShade handles
- California T8 5141.1 tiers at AQI 151 and mandatory respirators at AQI 500
- Oregon OAR 437-002-1081 duties from PM2.5 35.5 with required facepiece use at PM2.5 200.9
- Washington WAC 296-820 training from PM2.5 20.5, hand-out at 250.5, required use at 500.4
- Versioned smoke and respirator plans stored with daily readings
How it works
- RestShade watches air quality at every site State-specific PM2.5 and AQI thresholds evaluate in the background during fire season.
- Smoke tiers trigger duties and notifications Communication, controls, and respirator steps appear with citations when air quality crosses.
- Supervisors document and sign What the crew was told is recorded on the same log as the reading.
Frequently asked questions
- Does RestShade fetch AQI automatically? There is an optional weather and air quality fetch, but supervisors can always enter the reading by hand. The record is what matters.
- When do respirators stop being voluntary? California at AQI 500, Oregon at PM2.5 200.9 for required filtering facepieces (full program at 500.4), Washington at PM2.5 500.4 after hand-out at 250.5. RestShade flags the tier when the reading crosses.
- Do we need separate plans per state? RestShade versions written plans and applies the smoke pack for each site state from one account.
Related guides
- California wildfire smoke employer requirements
- Two-way smoke communication that counts
- Voluntary N95 use vs a respirator program