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If you can’t take the heat – Speak Up! – Spanish

Safety Talk ¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? El cuerpo normalmente se [...]

If you can’t take the heat – Speak Up! – Spanish2020-06-30T00:00:00+00:00

Beat the Heat and Keep Your Cool: Outdoors

Heat illness is deadly. In fact, each year thousands of workers succumb to heat exposure. Now that it is starting to heat up, safety is essential for your outdoor workers! The good news is heat illnesses and related deaths are preventable.

Beat the Heat and Keep Your Cool: Outdoors2023-09-01T14:24:13+00:00

Beat the Heat and Keep Your Cool: Indoors

When it comes to heat, indoor workers can face the [...]

Beat the Heat and Keep Your Cool: Indoors2023-09-01T14:28:16+00:00

Hot Work – When the Heat is On!

WHAT’S AT STAKE? When the heat is on, it may [...]

Hot Work – When the Heat is On!2020-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

ESSENTIAL 29: Heat Stress – Spanish

Course Description After completing this course learners will be able [...]

ESSENTIAL 29: Heat Stress – Spanish2026-05-15T21:48:14+00:00

Three Faces of Heat Stress – Spanish

Heat - whether from the sun or from your work environment - can create a life-threatening emergency.

Three Faces of Heat Stress – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Heat Stress

Whether it’s generated in an indoor setting such as a non-air-conditioned warehouse or foundry or in outdoor worksites such as construction sites or farms, too much heat can be a killer.

By the Numbers: Heat Stress2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Tool: Heat Index – Summary of Risk Levels and Associated Protective Measures

The most critical actions to take to help prevent heat-related illness at each risk level.

Tool: Heat Index – Summary of Risk Levels and Associated Protective Measures2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: 6-Step Heat Stress Workplan

Heat and humidity, either courtesy of mother nature or from man-made equipment and environments are hard on workers. Working in hot environments can easily fatigue workers and quickly lead to serious heat-related illness if not properly managed.

Workplan: 6-Step Heat Stress Workplan2023-09-04T02:51:00+00:00

Focus On: Working Outdoors

Working outside in the heat exposes workers to the possibility of a heat-related illness. In fact, heat-related fatality cases show that with temperatures above just 70°F/21°C can present a heat hazard when work activities are at or above a moderate workload. Other hazards of working outside in the summer include exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, Lyme Disease/Tick-Borne Disease, West Nile Virus, and Poison-Ivy Related Plants.

Focus On: Working Outdoors2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Hot Weather Checklists – Planning Ahead and Daily

Use the following checklists to prepare for hot weather and to make sure all precautions are in place.

Hot Weather Checklists – Planning Ahead and Daily2019-05-03T00:00:00+00:00

Tool: Humidex Table

Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. High humidity makes people feel hotter than they would on a drier day. This is because the perspiration that cools us down cannot evaporate as quickly in moist, saturated air. To better describe how hot it feels in such circumstances, Canadian meteorologists developed the Humidex, a parameter that combines temperature and humidity in order to reflect the perceived temperature.

Tool: Humidex Table2019-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Heat Stress: Facts and Prevention

Heat Illness...it can happen to just about anybody working in hot or humid conditions. It can be serious. It can be fatal. But, it' doesn't have to be. A few simple, easy to do steps can mean the difference between just another day at work and a serious medical emergency. This video outlines these steps in an easy to understand manner.

Heat Stress: Facts and Prevention2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Ask the Expert: Can You Let Workers Remove Respirator to Prevent Heat Stress?

Your workers are about to enter a storage bin to perform cleaning operations. The bin is a permit confined space; and since it has an IDLH (immediately dangerous to life and health) atmosphere, workers must use a respirator to do the work.

Ask the Expert: Can You Let Workers Remove Respirator to Prevent Heat Stress?2018-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Ask the Expert: Heat Stress Fact or Fiction

There are many misconceptions about heat stress, heat illnesses, and what a person should do when they are required to work hard in a hot environment. Be in the know so you can separate fact from fiction.

Ask the Expert: Heat Stress Fact or Fiction2018-07-27T00:00:00+00:00
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