PPT-Heat Stress Management

Doing too much on a hot day spending too much time in the sun or staying too long in an overheated place can cause heatrelated illnesses Hot temperatures and humidity stress the bodys ability to cool itself resulting in heat sickness It is important to recognise the symptoms at an early stage in order to guard yourself from serious consequences. trantercom GASKETED AND WELDED HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR EVERY NEED brPage 2br Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers Tranter provides the worlds largest range of Plate Heat Exchangers PHEs for a variety of applications 57375e PHEs are built on a modulebased conce Presented by: N.S Thomas. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Stellenbosch. Private Bag XI, MATIELAND . 7602. , South Africa. Tel: 083 484 2893. Email: 15818705@sun.ac.za. It . is the policy of . CSP to . provide equipment necessary . to prevent . injury in the event of exposure to high ambient temperatures while wearing chemical protective equipment. The required personal protective equipment must always be worn to prevent chemical . BRASSICA SPP.. Region IV Southwest 2014. Introduction. Region IV, Southwest, conducted a referee that was a vigor test in the form heat stress testing on . Brassica sp. ., specifically Broccoli.. Heat stress testing is a fairly narrow assessment of seed vigor, which has a practical application for many crops being produced in hot dry climates.. 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. 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. . Causal factors. Heat disorders and health effects. Prevention and control. Engineering controls. PPE. Objectives. Work practice controls. Acclimatization. Re-acclimating. Administrative controls. Work monitoring. Causal factors. Heat disorders and health effects. Prevention and control. Engineering controls. Personal protective equipment (PPE). Work practice controls. Acclimatization. Re-acclimating. Administrative controls. 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, . Stress can be caused by both positive and negative external factors, such as falling in love or taking an exam.. Some things people commonly worry about are:. Having enough time or meeting deadlines. L. Bijayalakshmi Devi. Associate Professor. Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world.”. A state of psychological tension or strain.. Defined as perturbation of the body's homeostasis. This demand on the mind body occurs when it tries to cope with incessant changes in life. . The Art of Stress Management. COURSE PATHWAY : . MAJOR WITH MDC. Scientific study of mind and behaviour . Branch of psychology . Health psychology . Course summary . Course outcome . Module 1 INTRODUCTION TO STRESS .