PPT-Hazards of Extreme Temperatures

Hazards of Extreme Temperatures Handling Heat amp Cold This material was produced under grant SH120867SHO from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration US Department of Labor It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the US Department of Labor nor does mention of trade names commercial products or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government. SAND No. 2012-1608C. Introduction. Chemical reactivity hazard:. A situation with the potential for an . uncontrolled chemical reaction. . that can result directly or indirectly in serious harm to people, property and/or the environment.. Types of Mechanical Hazards. Controls for Mechanical Hazards. Unexpected Release of Stored Mechanical Energy. Springs. Dropped weights. Linear Or Rotational Kinetic Energy (Projectiles). Rotating Machinery/Shafts. Temperature . Relations. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.. Outline. Microclimates. Temperature . and . Performance. Balancing . Heat Gain Against Heat . The use of low temperatures to preserve foods is based on the fact that the activities of microorganisms can be slowed at temperatures above freezing and generally stopped at subfreezing temperatures.. Questions to assess vulnerability. + How likely is an extreme natural event and will it affect people?. + How vulnerable are people to natural hazards?. + To what extent are societies able to cope with severe and immediate disasters?. A Beautiful Mess. Extreme Sports. A Beautiful Mess. Extreme Nails. A Beautiful Mess. A Beautiful Mess. Last Week. A Beautiful Mess. Divisions caused by spiritual immaturity!. Viewed their leaders incorrectly. Assessing the Known and Unknown.. Dustin Bennett. Principal Consultant- OHS & Hygiene. GCG Health Safety & Hygiene . QLD Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference 2009- Townsville. Introduction. Handling Heat & Cold. This . material was produced under the grant SH-22246-SH1 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Different statistical distributions that are used to more accurately describe the extremes of a distribution. Normal distributions don’t give suitable information in the tails of the distribution. Extreme value analysis is primarily concerned with modeling the low probability, high impact events well. Extreme heat occurs during the summer months and is easy to predict. Listen to the local weatherperson to learn when there is a heat wave in the area. Things to Know:Heat Cramps: First sign that the perspective. Beata . Latos. 1. ,.  Thierry . Lefort. 2. , Maria . K. . Flatau. 3. , Donaldi Permana. 4. , Piotr . J. . Flatau. 5. , . Dariusz. . Baranowski. 1. , . Jaka. Paski. 4. , . Erwin Makmur. Gerald A. Meehl . NCAR. 2010 Russian heat wave. Smoke from hundreds of fires over a thousand miles of western Russia, August 2. Over 2,000 houses destroyed by fires and about 4,000 people left homeless, wildfires burned in 17 Russian regions, and a state of emergency was declared. First Meeting of the Task Force on Extreme Weather Events. Rome, 21 – 22 April 2008. 4/21/2008. 2. Climate change will affect, in profoundly adverse ways, some of the most fundamental determinants of health: food, air, water.. Vinay Sharma, BA* , Juan Rango, BS. †. , Alex Connaughton, BS. †. , Vani Sabesan, MD*. *Western Michigan University School of Medicine. †. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.