# 7 CCR 1103-15 (Agricultural Labor Conditions Rules) — State Heat Illness Prevention Standards — Temperature Triggers and Required Employer Actions

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **regulation citation:** 7 CCR 1103-15 (Agricultural Labor Conditions Rules) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **effective date:** January 1, 2026 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **initial trigger temperature f:** 80 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **high heat trigger temperature f:** 95 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **acclimatization period days:** 4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **written plan required:** Yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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

## Source

- https://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

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
Part of [State Heat Illness Prevention Standards — Temperature Triggers and Required Employer Actions](https://referencesource.org/state-heat-illness-prevention-standards/).