Heat is part of the job here. Getting sick from it shouldn’t be.

I’m Diego Ibarra. I live in South Florida, where a lot of people earn their living outside: cutting lawns, setting roofs, cleaning pools. I know what a July afternoon feels like out there.

When I looked at what’s available for small outdoor companies, I found a lot of free material that’s hard to use on a job site, and paid posters that were mostly English, with some Spanish and almost no Haitian Creole. Nothing put it all in one place: what the crew carries, what goes on the wall and the paperwork that shows the owner has a plan.

One kit, in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole, written in plain words and based on OSHA and NIOSH heat guidance. I write and check the Spanish myself. Native Creole speakers review the Creole before anything is printed.

It has to be plain and clear. It uses short lines, simple words and big type. If a tired worker can’t read it in a few seconds, it gets rewritten.

It has to be honest. Every number comes from OSHA and NIOSH guidance, and there are no “OSHA-approved” claims, because OSHA doesn’t approve products.

And it has to be made for the owner. Each piece has a job: keep a worker safe, prove the crew was trained or show there’s a plan.

Sun in English. Sol in Spanish. Solèy in Haitian Creole. One word that works for the whole crew. The logo is a sun on the horizon inside a shield: the heat, the shade and the protection. Its three rays stand for water, rest and shade.

SunSol Safety is a company of XTR Works, based in South Florida. My background is in design, photography and brand work, which is why I think safety material should look good enough that people actually read it.