Updated: 6/23/25 

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning from Sunday 6/21/2025 11:22 EDT through Wednesday 6/24/2025 20:00 EDT for all areas of New Jersey.  The National Weather Service is predicting dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 109 degrees Fahrenheit.

Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. 

 Supervisors can keep workers safe by following these simple safety practices:

• Follow the 20% Rule — on the 1st day, don’t allow employees to work more than 20% of a shift at full intensity in the heat. Increase their time by no more than 20% a day until they are used to working in the heat.

• Plan work — postpone strenuous work until cooler parts of the day, when possible.
• Provide cool drinking water – encourage workers to drink at least one cup every 20 minutes, even if they are not thirsty.
• Rest breaks — allow workers time to recover from heat in a shady or cool location.
• Dress for the heat — have workers wear a hat and light-colored, loose-fitting, breathable clothing if possible.
• Watch out for each other — encourage workers to monitor themselves and others for signs of heat illness.
• Watch out for heat conditions indoors – Heat illness can occur in work areas indoors where there is no access to air conditioning.
• Look for any signs of heat illness, including fainting, dizziness, nausea, and muscle spasms, and act quickly — when in doubt, call 911.

 Let’s help everyone be safe while we are out and about on campus.

 Remember water, rest, shade.