CrewShield
A scheduling and compliance app for landscaping, roofing, and small construction employers that auto-adjusts work-rest cycles based on local wet-bulb globe temperature, texts hourly check-ins to outdoor crews, and produces OSHA-aligned compliance logs.
Owners of small landscaping, roofing, and construction crews operating in heat-warning regions
- WBGT-driven work-rest cadence (e.g., 15-min shade break per 30-min work) that auto-updates from hourly NWS feeds
- Hourly crew check-in texts with one-tap 'I'm OK' and escalation to a supervisor or emergency contact on missed response
- Auto-generated OSHA-aligned log of water access, shaded breaks, and acclimatization per worker
- Insurance-premium justification export that helps small contractors document heat protection to carriers and reduce liability
Heat kills more US workers than any other weather and OSHA's first federal heat standard is in final rulemaking, leaving small outdoor employers scrambling for tools that prove protection happened.
OSHA heat standard is in late-stage rulemaking (post-hearing comment period closed Oct 30, 2025) and CPWR data shows construction heat-related fatalities surged 77.4% from 2012-2023 with 18 deaths in 2023 alone, creating imminent regulatory pressure.OSHA Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Rulemaking ↗Heat-Related Worker Deaths Surge as Construction Industry Faces Mounting Crisis ↗
Direct WBGT+compliance competitors exist (Zelus WBGT app, Klimo Insights, free OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool), and major landscaping suites like Jobber and Service Autopilot don't appear to bundle heat compliance — so there's a niche gap for an integrated scheduling+heat-compliance product, but the WBGT documentation space is not wide-open.Zelus WBGT - Apps on Google Play ↗Heat Safety Tool App (OSHA-NIOSH) | Heat Stress | CDC ↗
Landscaping software benchmarks $39-$79/month first user (Jobber Core $39, Service Autopilot Startup $79), proving willingness-to-pay exists; however heat compliance is still pre-mandatory rule so purchase urgency is moderate until OSHA finalizes.11 Best Scheduling Software for Landscapers [2026] | Agiled ↗Landscaping Business Management Software | Estimates & Billing - Jobber ↗
Climate change structurally expanding heat-warning regions, OSHA rule will be permanent federal regulation once finalized, and BLS/CFOI confirms a worsening multi-year trend — drivers compound over a decade-plus horizon.Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings - Federal Register ↗IIF Home : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ↗
WBGT ingestion from NOAA/weather APIs, hourly SMS via Twilio, and scheduling UI are all standard stack components; the OSHA-aligned log schema adds compliance research effort but no exotic tech — competitors like Zelus already ship the WBGT+documentation core.Free WBGT Calculator 2026 — Heat Stress Risk + ACGIH/OSHA Levels ↗