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OSHA Winter Weather

OSHA's winter weather page covering cold stress, winter driving, snow removal hazards, and slips on ice. Snow and ice crews face all of these in one shift. Foremen can use it for a cold-weather toolbox talk and to plan warm-up breaks.

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Open source — OSHA

Free · outside site

For
Snow and Ice Worker, Equipment Operator, Laborer, Crew Leader, Foreman, Supervisor, Owner-Operator
Jurisdiction
US-federal
Version
1.0 · Published
Source identity checked
2026-09-09
Maintained by
OSHA

Sources

  1. [1]Winter Weather - Introduction — OSHA · checked 2026-09-09

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