Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Temperature
- Heat Health Effects
- Skin burns
- Heat stress
- Dehydration
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Stress
- Heat Control Measures
- Reduce heat at source or
insulate at heat source
- sheilds to protect
against radiant
heat
- increased
ventilation and/or
fine water spray
- job rotation to reduce exposure
- heat resistant PPE
- adequate rest breaks
with cold drinks
- training and supervision to
instruct/monitor workers in safe
systems of work
- pre-employment health
screening and acclimatisation
- Cold Health Effects
- Circulation problems
- Hypothermia
- can exacerbate vibration effects
- fatigue
- Cold Control Measures
- adequate training and
supervision
- pre-emplyment medical screening
and ongoing health surveillance
- equipment may need to be
specially design, e.g.: storage
racking
- regular removal of ice build up, if needed