Heat Awareness: Heat Exposure and Response
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This course on Heat Exposure Awareness in the Workplace addresses the critical factors contributing to accelerated heat exposure, emphasizing the pivotal role of environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and radiant heat sources. Participants will learn to assess workplace temperatures, implement precautionary measures based on severity, and identify common environmental and job-specific hazards. The course also covers proactive steps for preventing heat-related injuries, recognizing early signs of heat exhaustion, and appropriate responses to mitigate risks, ensuring a safe working environment. Understand the correlation between environmental factors and heat exposure in the workplace. Identify potential workplace hazards contributing to heat-related injuries and implement preventive measures. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of heat exhaustion and the steps for requesting medical assistance.
Course Objectives:
Understand the correlation between environmental factors and heat exposure in the workplace.;Identify potential workplace hazards contributing to heat-related injuries and implement preventive measures.;Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of heat exhaustion and the steps for requesting medical assistance.;;
Duration: 8 min.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, iPad iOS, Mac OS 10, Apple Safari 8, Android Google Chrome. Works on Mobile, Tablet or Computer.
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Heat Awareness: Heat Exposure and Response
This course on Heat Exposure Awareness in the Workplace addresses the critical factors contributing to accelerated heat exposure, emphasizing the pivotal role of environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and radiant heat sources. Participants will learn to assess workplace temperatures, implement precautionary measures based on severity, and identify common environmental and job-specific hazards. The course also covers proactive steps for preventing heat-related injuries, recognizing early signs of heat exhaustion, and appropriate responses to mitigate risks, ensuring a safe working environment. Understand the correlation between environmental factors and heat exposure in the workplace. Identify potential workplace hazards contributing to heat-related injuries and implement preventive measures. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of heat exhaustion and the steps for requesting medical assistance.
Course Objectives:
Understand the correlation between environmental factors and heat exposure in the workplace.;Identify potential workplace hazards contributing to heat-related injuries and implement preventive measures.;Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate responses to signs of heat exhaustion and the steps for requesting medical assistance.;;
Duration: 8 min.