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This course covers the following information:
Heat Stress: Heat and the Body's Cooling System
- The physical processes that help keep us cool in hot conditions
- How sweating depletes the body's reserves of water and vital minerals
- How to replenish the fluids and minerals that your body loses through sweating
- The types of foods and beverages that you should avoid when working in the heat.
Heat Stress: Heat-Related Illnesses
- How working in hot conditions can lead to different types of heat-related illnesses
- The symptoms of heat syncope, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke
- The hazards that are associated with these conditions.
Heat Stress: Treating Heat-Related Illnesses
- How heat stress can lead to serious and even life-threatening illnesses
- How to respond if a coworker develops a heat-related illness
- Why a person who is suffering from heat stroke requires immediate medical attention
- What emergency procedures you can follow to lower the body temperature of a person who is suffering from heat stroke.
Heat Stress: Preparing to Work in Hot Environments
- How you can prepare yourself to work safely in hot conditions
- The importance of letting your body get used to working in the heat
- The types of clothing you should wear and not wear when working in hot environments
- How sunscreen, sunglasses and other equipment can help to protect you from heat stress.
Heat Stress: Engineering Controls for Hot Environments
- How engineering controls can help to lower the temperature in a workplace
- Different types of engineering controls that can be used to keep you cool
- How to make the best use of portable fans
- How portable fans can interfere with a facility's HVAC system.