Heat Stress in the Workplace
Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. On average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes combined. Heat stress can result in heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat rashes. Heat disorders all share one common feature: the over exertion of being in the heat too long for one’s age and physical condition.
Upon completion of the learning event, the Learner will display the ability to identify the causes of heat stress, the five graduated levels of heat disorder, and recommended first aid and prevention measures. There are no specific heat illness training requirements for OSHA; however, this training course will inform workers about the dangers of heat illness and the different signs and symptoms that accompany the different degrees of severity of heat illness and how to respond to each.
Relevant Standards: None
- Linear Duration/min: 00:16:00
- Complexity/Difficulty: Level I (very easy)
- Interactivity: Level II
- Prerequisites: None
Target Audience: This course is intended for employees who, during the course of regular work duties, are exposed to high-temperature outdoor conditions for significant periods of time.
Competencies:
To successfully complete this course, the Learner will demonstrate the ability to:
- HSW 1.1.0 Introduction and objectives
- HWS 1.2.0 Recognize that heat stress can occur in certain workplace situations 03:26
- HWS 1.3.0 Identify heat stress health effects and proper response 03:05
- HWS 1.4.0 Recognize that determining heat stress load for different people is difficult 01:15
- HWS 1.5.0 Identify the methods that can prevent heat stress 00:57
- HWS 1.6.0 Recognize that there are means to control heat stress 02:10
