SmokeShift
An operations tool for employers with outdoor crews (construction, landscaping, delivery) that automatically reschedules high-exertion work when smoke levels spike, with OSHA-aligned health guidance and crew check-ins.
Operations managers running outdoor teams in wildfire-affected regions
- Auto-generated shift adjustments tied to hourly AQI thresholds and crew member risk profiles
- OSHA-aligned heat-and-smoke safety briefings sent to foremen each morning
- Crew check-in log with symptoms to catch heat-illness or smoke-exposure early
- PDF audit trail for liability if work is paused due to hazardous air
Canadian wildfire smoke is now a recurring operational hazard; contractors face liability when crews work in hazardous air and currently rely on ad-hoc decisions.
OSHA, WSPS Canada and DOL have all issued recent wildfire-smoke employer guidance, validating a recurring compliance need; the same vertical is already paying for HeatShield (~construction, landscaping, agriculture).Wildfires - Occupational Safety and Health Administration ↗Wildfire Smoke in Canada | MILTSD shares Q&A for workplaces - WSPS ↗
Brand/keyword search for 'smoke shift' / 'smoke scheduler' returned zero results; closest products (HeatShield, BlazeStack, ServiceTrade) are heat- or fire-protection focused, not wildfire-smoke rescheduling for outdoor crews.Home - FireSmoke.ca ↗Construction Heat Safety Software | OSHA Heat Compliance for ... ↗
HeatShield proves SaaS willingness in this exact vertical (construction/landscaping/agriculture, ~12M+ outdoor workers) but smoke is seasonal (a few months/year), creating pricing pressure vs. year-round heat risk.HeatShield PRO - #1 OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Compliance Software ↗HeatShield Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 ↗
Climate-driven lengthening/intensifying wildfire seasons in NA are a structural, multi-decade trend; AirNow (2,500+ stations) and PurpleAir APIs are mature free infrastructure, and OSHA's General Duty Clause framework is stable.AirNow API Documentation ↗[UPDATED] US Department of Labor urges employers to have a plan to ... ↗
Build is bounded: free public PM2.5/AQHI data feeds, rule engine on AQI thresholds, SMS check-ins, and OSHA-aligned content — analogous in scope to HeatShield. Main costs are content/regional coverage and integration with crew schedulers.About the PurpleAir API ↗HeatShield - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives ↗