CoolJobs Field Planner
A safety app for Denver outdoor crews (landscapers, roofers, construction, delivery drivers) that schedules high-heat tasks into cooler hours, enforces hydration breaks, and generates OSHA-style heat-illness logs.
Owners and crew leads of outdoor-service small businesses in hot climates
- Heat-stress risk score by job type and time of day with auto-generated shift plans
- Push reminders for shade and hydration breaks keyed to current WBGT
- Daily heat-illness incident log exportable for workers' comp and OSHA records
- SMS check-ins for solo workers with escalation if no response after a set interval
Denver's weekend heat alert is one of many extreme-heat events hitting the U.S., and outdoor employers face rising liability and worker-safety scrutiny right now.
Federal OSHA Heat Injury & Illness Prevention standard expected mid-2026 will cover ~750,000 employers and 26M+ workers; Colorado HB25-1286 (2025) already mandates protections, and Pinnacol Assurance data shows 52% higher injury likelihood above 90°F.Colorado HB25-1286 Protecting Workers from Extreme Temperatures ↗When temps rise, so does injury risk, workers' comp data shows ↗
HeatShield PRO is a near-identical product (prevention plans, acclimatization tracking, daily logging, audit reports) targeting the exact same verticals — construction, landscaping, agriculture — at $49–$199/mo; plus a free OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool app and several other niche competitors.HeatShield PRO - #1 OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Compliance Software ↗Heat Safety Tool App (OSHA-NIOSH) | CDC ↗
HeatShield PRO demonstrates proven willingness to pay $49–$199/mo flat-rate (no per-user fees) with 14-day free trial; $15,625 per OSHA violation creates ROI pressure, but target buyers are small landscapers/roofers known to be price-sensitive on software.HeatShield PRO - #1 OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Compliance Software ↗HeatShield - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives ↗
Climate change is intensifying heat events, federal OSHA rule locks in multi-year compliance demand, and Colorado state law (HB25-1286) codifies employer obligations — creating a durable 10+ year regulatory tailwind rather than a fad.The Climate Is Changing. Workers Need Protection from Record-Breaking Heat ↗
Weather API + GPS + scheduling + audit log generation is standard mobile/web dev; main challenge is correctly encoding OSHA/Cal/OSHA-style acclimatization math and producing inspection-ready PDFs, which HeatShield PRO already proves is shippable in weeks.HeatShield PRO - #1 OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Compliance Software ↗