PPT-Heat Stress Training

Marching Band Members Introduction Heatrelated health problems can be serious Even when all efforts are made to ensure safe conditions for activities its not always possible to regulate temperature or to predict individual reactions to heat. 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. 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. . Heat stress can harm or even kill people working under very hot conditions.To help employers and workers learn how to prevent heat stress, this guide summarizes the causes, symptoms, and treatment o 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. How about that stress?. Evolutionary Basis. Meet Hans . Selye. , . Father of Stress Research…. Medical . researcher in Montreal . Studied hormonal . changes in rats . Late . 1930s, he realized that the rats he was studying were responding not merely to his . Not acclimatized . to heat . need 10-14 days to become adequately acclimated!!. Poor fitness. Exceeds Body Fat Standard. Cumulative inadequate hydration (day to day). Minor illness (cold symptoms, sore throat, low grade fever). 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. Personal protective equipment (PPE). Work practice controls. Acclimatization. Re-acclimating. Administrative controls. Heat. Heat. is energy that flows from a higher-temperature object to a lower-temperature object because of the difference in temperatures.. SI Unit of Heat:. joule (J).. SI unit for heat is the joule, J. 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.. Why does “everyone” use Ta?. In the ICB most. . speakers used Ta . (air temperature) in . discussing heat stress.. A few used . WBGT, AT, . UTCI. Why?. Why are heat stress . indicies. not used?. PROjection. for near-Future (HIIPROF). 1. Sagnik Dey and . 2. S. K. Dash. 1. Centre . for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi, . India. 2. Former Head, CAS and President, IMS. Contact: . sagnik@cas.iitd.ac.in. Agenda. Why Safety Matters. Heat Illness: What to Look For. Heat Stroke: What to Look For. Tips on Prevention. Test Your Knowledge. Why safety. Matters. Every day in the United States 11 workers are seriously injured or die from heat stress.*.