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Glendale council directs staff to require contractor heat‑illness plans in solicitations
Summary
Council reached consensus to add language to future RFPs/contracts requiring contractors to submit heat‑illness prevention plans (option B); staff will draft contract language and research ADOSH data accessibility. Council debated a separate contractor self‑reporting requirement but did not adopt it at the workshop.
Glendale’s City Council on Tuesday gave staff consensus to require contractors working on city projects to include heat‑illness prevention plans in bids and contracts and to return with recommended contract language and implementation guidance.
Assistant City Manager Jamshid Mehta summarized the city’s current heat‑illness prevention plan (last reviewed in 2016) and said it incorporates federal OSHA guidance and Arizona’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) requirements. Mehta told the council the city’s plan covers responsibilities, training, provision of water and shade, acclimatization and recordkeeping.…
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