Avoiding
Heat Stress
Heat Stress
You need to drinks lots of this type of liquid
What is Water?
This symptom is the feeling of constant exhaustion, burnout or lack of energy.
What is Fatigue?
Who do you tell/contact in case you notice symptoms heat stress in someone or yourself?
What is Supervisor?
When the body overheats...This organ can "shut down"
What are the kidneys?
This year was the hottest year on Record for our Planet
What is 2010?
When having a meal, what amount should you avoid consuming?
What is heavy? (Similar phrases are acceptable)
This symptom deal with the sensation of having to vomit or having the urge to vomit
What is Nausea?
Who is someone who is certified with aiding someone who has symptoms of heat stress?
What is First Aid Team or First Responder?
This causes more human deaths than tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, or flooding combined?
What is heat?
Heat Stress is Covered in this Safety and Health Program Handbook Chapter.
What is...there is no Chapter Covering this Issue?
This type of system is used to cool off?
What is Cooling Fans and Air Conditioning?
This symptom is the reduced ability to plan and poor decision making.
What is Impaired Judgement?
What should be applied to the person who has heat stress symptoms?
What is cool, wet cloths, such as towels or sheets?
Six known Individual Risk Factors.
What is Overweight, Poor Fitness, being Highly Motivated, Skin Rash or Problem, Minor Illness, Drug Use, Drinking Alcohol, Prior Heat Injury, being over 40 years of age
This activity is mistakenly overlook as a high risk activity for heat related injuries.
What is Swimming?
What type of clothing should be worn?
Wear lightweight, light colored, and loose-fitting clothing
This Symptom is a skin condition caused by blocked sweat ducts and trapped sweat beneath the skin
What is Heat Rash?
Where should you have the person who shows signs of heat stress sit?
What is a cool, shaded area?
Also known as environmental risk factors of heat stress.
What is temperature, wind velocity, humidity, and radiant heat
The Net Head Load to which a Worked may be Exposed from the Combined Contribution of Metabolic Heat, Environmental Factors and Clothing Requirements
What is Heat Stress?
What drinks should you avoid drinking?
What is Alcohol and Caffeinated Drinks?
This Symptom are Painful, Involuntary Muscle Spasms that usually occur during heavy exercise in hot environments
What are Heat Cramps?
What kind of water should be provided to a person with heat stress symptoms and how fast should the water be drank?
What is cool drinking water? What is sip, don't chug?
The internal temperature at which the body tries to maintain both during rest and activity.
What is 98.6 degrees
The most widely used index for heat stress.
What is Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) Index?