June 2022
Heat stroke and heat stress prevention
Heat-related illnesses happen when a person heats up faster than they can cool down. Symptoms range from mild to severe and can quickly escalate into a medical emergency if untreated—but you can prevent heat-related illness in most cases.
Early signs include nausea, light-headedness, fatigue, muscle cramping, and dizziness. Heat-related illness can affect everyone – even those accustomed to working in the heat. If heat exhaustion progresses to heat stroke, it is a medical emergency that, untreated, can lead to death.
Prepare to prevent heat-related illness at work with our resources.
Heat stroke and heat stress prevention Resources and Tools
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Heat-related illness Download tools and resources to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace. News Checklist Infographic
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Heat-related illnesses happen when a person heats up faster than they can cool down. Heat-related illness can affect everyone – even those accustomed to working in the heat. If heat stress progresses to heat stroke, it is a medical emergency that, untreated, can lead to death.
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Hot work refers to any operation or task that produces a heat source that could injure a worker or can act as a source of ignition resulting in a fire and/or explosion. Workers that are involved in hot work such as welding, cutting, soldering, and grinding are at risk of fires and leaks of flammable […]Heat stroke and heat stress prevention News
