7 CCR 1103-15 (Agricultural Labor Conditions Rules)
For 7 CCR 1103-15 (Agricultural Labor Conditions Rules), jurisdiction is Colorado; effective date is January 1, 2026; initial trigger temperature f is 80; initial trigger actions is Provide adequate shade within 0.25 miles; provide 32 ounces of cool potable water per employee per hour kept at 60°F or cooler; allow additional preventative cool-down rest of at least 10 minutes in shade when employee believes necessary; high heat trigger temperature f is 95, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- jurisdiction
- Colorado verified
- regulation citation
- 7 CCR 1103-15 (Agricultural Labor Conditions Rules) verified
- effective date
- January 1, 2026 our reading
- initial trigger temperature f
- 80 verified
- initial trigger actions
- Provide adequate shade within 0.25 miles; provide 32 ounces of cool potable water per employee per hour kept at 60°F or cooler; allow additional preventative cool-down rest of at least 10 minutes in shade when employee believes necessary our reading
- high heat trigger temperature f
- 95 verified
- high heat actions
- Increased risk conditions: employees must not perform more than 2 hours of work before at least 10 minutes of rest; employer must notify employees of heat protection rights before shift; provide fans in employer-provided housing sleeping quarters our reading
- coverage scope
- Agricultural employment only; indoor and outdoor; increased risk conditions also triggered by unhealthy air quality, workday over 12 hours, heavy clothing/PPE, or first 4 days of work our reading
- acclimatization period days
- 4 verified
- written plan required
- Yes our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
require agricultural employers to adopt both (1) basic heat precautions when the forecasted outdoor (or measured indoor) high temperature at the worksite is at least 80 degrees, and (2) additional heat precautions
— cdle.colorado.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- cdle.colorado.govhttps://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/info_%2312c_heat_protection%3B_short-handled_tool_%26_hand-weeding_thinning_limits%3B_public_health_emergency_protections_1.27.2026.pdf