California Worker Heat Safety

“Hot kitchens are normal. Unsafe ones aren’t. We make the monitoring automatic.”

The challenge

California’s indoor heat standard, Cal/OSHA §3396, has been in effect since July 2024, and hot kitchens are squarely in scope. It doesn’t just look at air temperature, it looks at the heat index (how hot it actually feels once humidity is factored in), with the rule’s core duties starting at 82°F and its action threshold at 87°F. Without monitoring, you’re exposed to:

• Dangerous back-of-house temps in dishrooms, prep areas, or near equipment.
• Missed logs or inconsistent records that can’t prove compliance.
• Potential Cal/OSHA violations, fines, and legal risk.
• Employees overheating without management realizing it.
• Manual checks that burden already busy shift leads or managers.

Your team’s safety and your business’s reputation are on the line.

The solution

ConnectedFresh helps you monitor heat risks in real time, so you can keep your people safe and stay compliant without extra work.

Because indoor heat is really about how temperature and humidity combine, we track the adjusted air temperature, not just the thermometer reading.

• Real-Time Heat-Index Monitoring: Track temperature and humidity together to capture the real heat index in kitchens, storage rooms, and dish pits.
• Threshold Alerts: Get notified the moment the heat index crosses the 87°F action line, so you can cool the space down before it becomes a violation or an incident.
• Automated Logs: No clipboards. No missed entries. Just complete, time-stamped records.
• Placement Guidance: We help identify the highest-risk zones and set up sensors where they matter most.
• Inspector-Ready Dashboard: Pull up history instantly when regulators or safety officers ask.

All visible from your phone, tablet, or desktop. No training required.

With ConnectedFresh, you can:

• Automatically measure and record temperature and heat index, exactly the documentation §3396 requires.
• Spot unsafe temps before they become an incident.
• Build trust with employees by putting their safety first.
• Eliminate manual checks and human error.

Your kitchen stays fast. Your team stays safe. ConnectedFresh helps you keep the heat in check, so your team stays protected.