Heat Illness Types
Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
Types of Heat Illness
What kind of clothing can make heat stress worse
Dark Clothing or Clothing that does not breathe
What shall be Fresh, Pure and Suitably Cool
Drinking Water
4 cups per hour (1 quart per hour)
Recommended water consumption when working in hot environments
Heat Stroke
Life Threatening Condition that requires Emergency Medical Services
What 2 medical conditions make a worker at greater risk for heat illness?
Diabetes, Heart Disease
Where heat Illness Prevention can be found in the California code of Regulations
Title 8 Section 3395
Name one common way the body gets rid of heat?
Sweating
Call 911 and quickly cool the person
Treatment for Heatstroke
What 2 common beverages should a worker avoid
Alcohol and Caffeine
NOVO's Heat Illness Prevention Plan can be found where
NOVO's IIPP Appendix C
A chart that uses Temperature and Humidity
Heat Index
Caused by loss of fluids and electrolytes from sweating
Heat Cramps
How can you know that the amount of water you are drinking is not enough besides being thirsty?
You don’t urinate
or
Your urine is very dark
Trigger temperature for access to shade
80 degrees fahrenheit
A process by which the body adjusts to increased heat exposure
Acclimatization