Heat Stress
Heat stress can be a serious health hazard for employees
required to work while exposed to the sun or other heat sources.
Supervisors and foremen should look continuously for symptoms
and signs of heat stress-related disorders in employees.
A. Two heat stress-related disorders are noted in Table 2:
B. The employer must provide a suitable number of trained
persons to render first aid as follows:
- To give first aid for heat exhaustion, lay the person
down flat in a cool environment, loosen his or her clothing,
and give him or her plenty of water to drink.
- To give first aid for heat stroke, immediately start
aggressive cooling of the person and get him or her to a
hospital.
C. The employer must protect employees from heat stress by:
- Providing cool, potable water.
1524(a)
- Providing frequent cool-down breaks
- Timing the heaviest work load for during the coolest
part of the workday
- Encouraging workers to drink water and to cool down
- Looking for signs and symptoms of heat stress
- Providing training on heat stress including prevention,
recognition, and first aid as a part of the company’s
IIP Program.
3203,
3400,
3439
April 2007 Update
Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards
Section 3395, Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment: This standard adds specific actions related to the provision of water, access to shade, training, a plan of action, and emergency response procedures. All employers, having employees exposed in outdoor places of employment, must have company and site specific plans.
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