PPT-Heat Stress Health Hazards

University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Susan Harwood Training Grant SH29650SH6 oshagov Disclaimer This material was produced under Susan Harwood grant number SH29650SH6 Occupational Safety and Health Administration US Department of Labor The contents in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US Department of Labor nor does the mention of trade names commercial products or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government. Assessing the Known and Unknown.. Dustin Bennett. Principal Consultant- OHS & Hygiene. GCG Health Safety & Hygiene . QLD Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference 2009- Townsville. Introduction. Bruno Lemke. , . Tord. . Kjellstrom. Quantifying Climate Change. Climate . change will increase temperatures in most places around the world in the coming decades. Temperatures in urban areas will go even higher due to the “heat island effect”. In order to measure the effect of climate change on worker productivity a heat stress index that incorporates temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation is needed. . Assessing the Known and Unknown.. Dustin Bennett. Principal Consultant- OHS & Hygiene. GCG Health Safety & Hygiene . QLD Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference 2009- Townsville. Introduction. GETTING THE JOB DONE. A safe worker is a productive worker. When . worker capacity is impaired, so is productivity. Inadequate . hydration . leads to a loss in productivity. When a worker is 2% dehydrated, they’re 20% less productive. Mike Schmoldt. , MS, MS, MBA. CIH, PE, CHMM, CPEA. Principal Industrial Hygienist . June 1, 2015. Heat Stress. Consider. “…men over the age of 40 were found to be 10 times more susceptible to heat stroke than were younger men”.. Aleksander Karolczuk*, Mateusz Kowalski*, . Krzysztof Kluger*, Fabian Żok**. * Opole University of Technology. XII International Symposium. . on Explosive Production of New Materials:. . Science, Technology, Business, and Innovations. for Low Pressure SPF Application . . Grant Provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). This material produced under grant SH-22308-SH1 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor. . Adapted from the FAD . PReP. /NAHEMS . Guidelines: Health and Safety (2011). Extended and . unusual shifts. Fatigue, stress, . reduced concentration. Know your limits. Manage work. and rest . periods. What is heat stress?. Heat stress is a general term which describes a variety of symptoms produced when the human body is exposed to a combination of heat and work which interferes with the body’s ability to dissipate the heat energy.. Health Hazards in Construction 10-Hour Construction Outreach Health Hazards Potential exposures to health hazards: Worker on the job Worker’s family Source: OSHA Objectives Identify common health hazards. WHAT IS HEAT STRESS??. Heat Stress:. A situation where too much . heat.  is absorbed by a person, a plant or an animal and causes . stress. , illness or even death. ... It can also cause . heat.  cramps, . DEFINITION: . Occupational . Health is the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs.. Dr. . farah. Occupational hazard . Occupational hazard can be defined as a risk to a person usually arising out of employment. . It . can also refer to a work, material, substance, process, or situation that . BDS, MPH, . DrPH. Community . Medicine . / . Sirst. Semester 2021/2022. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Faculty of Medicine/ The University of Jordan. Why is occupational health and safety important? .