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    This document discusses heat stress management. It defines heat stress and lists contributing factors such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, temperature, humidity, physical exertion, and acclimation. Symptoms and treatments are provided for heat rash, heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Prevention strategies include engineering controls to reduce heat exposure, administrative controls like scheduling and rest breaks, ensuring access to water and food, and proper clothing. The goal is to educate about heat illnesses and their management to prevent serious conditions.

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    This document discusses heat stress management. It defines heat stress and lists contributing factors such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, temperature, humidity, physical exertion, and acclimation. Symptoms and treatments are provided for heat rash, heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Prevention strategies include engineering controls to reduce heat exposure, administrative controls like scheduling and rest breaks, ensuring access to water and food, and proper clothing. The goal is to educate about heat illnesses and their management to prevent serious conditions.

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    This document discusses heat stress management. It defines heat stress and lists contributing factors such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, temperature, humidity, physical exertion, and acclimation. Symptoms and treatments are provided for heat rash, heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Prevention strategies include engineering controls to reduce heat exposure, administrative controls like scheduling and rest breaks, ensuring access to water and food, and proper clothing. The goal is to educate about heat illnesses and their management to prevent serious conditions.

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    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    BACK TO BASIC (B2B) TRAINING


    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    Objectives

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    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    WHAT IS HEAT STRESS?


    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT
    WHAT IS HEAT STRESS?

    •Heat stress generally describes the effect


    of heat, from any source, on the organs of
    the body and the person as a whole.

    • Environmental and occupational conditions


    that induce employees to retain more heat
    per unit time than they can reasonably shed.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES


    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF HEAT STRESS?


    •Loss of bodily fluids through perspiration and failure to
    replace them
    •Loss of bodily electrolytes and failure to replace them
    •Extreme air temperature
    •Lack of air movement
    •Direct heat from the sun and lack of shade
    •Reflected, conducted and radiated heat from structures or
    sand
    •Prolonged and/or strenuous activities
    •High humidity coupled with high temperatures
    •Diet, excessive salt intake, medication
    •Lack of physical fitness
    •Lack of acclimatisation
    •Caffeine consumption
    •Excessive clothing.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    HEAT STRESS ILLNESSES


    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    HEAT RASH
    Heat rash is a skin irritation caused by excessive sweating during hot,
    humid weather. It can occur at any age but is most common in young
    children.

    Cause:
    Hot humid environment; plugged sweat glands

    Symptoms:
    Red bumpy rash with severe itching

    Treatment:
    Change into dry clothes and avoid hot environments. Rinse skin with cool
    water.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    HEAT SYNCOPE (FAINTING)


    Someone who experiences heat syncope (fainting) will experience the
    sudden onset of dizziness or fainting after exposure to high temperatures,
    particularly after exercising in the heat.
    Cause:
    Not enough blood flowing to the head, causing loss of consciousness.

    Symptoms:
    Sudden fainting after at least two hours of work; cool moist skin; weak pulse.

    Treatment:
    Fainting may be due to a heart attack or other illness. GET MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. Assess need for CPR.
    Move to a cool area; loosen clothing; make person lie down; and if the person
    is conscious, offer sips of cool water.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    HEAT CRAMPS
    A person who has been exercising or participating in other types of
    strenuous activity in the heat may develop painful muscle spasms in the
    arms, legs, or abdomen. The body temperature is usually normal, and the
    skin will feel moist and cool, but sweaty.
    Cause:
    Heavy sweating drains a person's body of salt, which cannot be replaced
    just by drinking water.

    Symptoms:
    Painful cramps in arms, legs or stomach which occur suddenly at work or later
    at home. Cramps are serious because they can be a warning of other more
    dangerous heat-induced illnesses.

    Treatment:
    Move to a cool area; loosen clothing and drink cool salted water ( 1 tsp. salt
    per gallon of water) or commercial fluid replacement beverage. If the cramps
    are severe or don't go away, seek medical aid.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    HEAT EXHAUSTION
    Heat exhaustion is a warning that the body is getting too hot.
    Those most prone to heat exhaustion include elderly people,
    people with high blood pressure, and people working or exercising
    in a hot environment.
    Cause:
    Inadequate salt and water intake causes a person's body's cooling system
    to start to break down.
    Symptoms:
    Heavy sweating; cool moist skin; body temperature over 38oC; weak
    pulse; normal or low blood pressure; person is tired, weak, clumsy, upset
    or confused; is very thirsty; or is panting or breathing rapidly, vision may
    be blurred.
    Treatment:
    GET MEDICAL AID. This condition can lead to heat stroke, which can kill.
    Move the person to a cool shaded areas; loosen or remove excess clothing;
    provide cool water to drink (salted if possible); fan and spray with cool water.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    HEAT STROKE
    Heat stroke is a serious, life-threatening condition that occurs when the
    body loses its ability to control its temperature. Victims of heat stroke almost
    always die, so immediate medical attention is essential when problems first
    begin. In heat stroke, a person develops a fever that rapidly rises to
    dangerous levels within minutes.
    Cause:
    If a person's body has used up all its water and salt, it will stop sweating.
    This can cause body temperature to rise.
    Symptoms:
    High body temperature (over 41oC) and any one of the following: the person
    is weak, confused, upset or acting strangely; has hot, dry, red skin; a fast
    pulse; a headache or dizziness. In later stages, a person may pass out and
    have convulsions.
    Treatment:
    CALL AMBULANCE. This condition can kill a person quickly. Remove excess
    clothing; fan and spray the person with cool water; offer sips of cool water if
    the person is conscious.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    PREVENTION AND CONTROL


    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    ENGINEERING CONTROL
    •Control the heat at source through the use of
    insulating and reflective barriers (insulate
    furnace walls).
    •Exhaust hot air and steam produced by
    specific operations.
    •Reduce the temperature and humidity through
    air cooling.
    •Provide air-conditioned rest areas.
    •Increase air movement if temperature is less
    than 35°C (fans).
    •Reduce physical demands of work task
    through mechanical assistance (hoists, lift-
    tables, etc.).
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL
    •Health and safety committees should assess the
    demands of all jobs and have monitoring and
    control strategies in place for hot days.
    •Increase the frequency and length of rest breaks.
    •Schedule hot jobs to cooler times of the day.
    •Provide cool drinking water near workers and
    remind them to drink a cup every 20 minutes or so.
    •Workers should salt their food well, particularly
    while they are acclimatizing to a hot job (workers
    with a low salt diet should discuss this with their
    doctor).
    •Assign additional workers or slow down work pace.
    •Make sure everyone is properly acclimatized. Train
    workers to recognize the signs and symptoms of
    heat stress and start a 'buddy system' since people
    are not likely to notice their own symptoms.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    WATER, FOOD AND CLOTHING

    •Drink water more than the normal


    recommended 6 to 8 glasses a day
    •Wear light colored clothing which
    deflects heat
    •Employees shall be advised to avoid
    caffeine and other diuretic drinks
    both the night before work and
    during the day.
    •Employees shall be advised to wear
    only loose fitting clothing and to
    avoid layering their clothes.
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT
    TREATMENT
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT
    PREVENTION AND CONTROL
    HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT

    THANK YOU

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