Construction Toolbox Talk: Cold Environments

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and The Center for Construction Research and Training - CPWR developed the Construction Toolbox Talks series to raise awareness of workplace hazards and how to prevent injuries and illnesses. This series is free and accessible online. Foremen, supervisors, business owners and safety trainers can use the toolbox talks to lead discussions that focus attention on hazards workers may face that day or week on the job, as well as to supplement or reinforce other safety and health training efforts. The objective of this toolbox talk series is to keep safety front and center at the worksite. Being in freezing or cold temperatures for a long time can result in health problems such as trench foot, frostbite, and hypothermia (below-normal body temperature). Danger signs include uncontrolled shivering, slurred speech, clumsiness, fatigue, and confusion. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cold Temperature Construction Industry Hypothermia Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Temperature
• Keywords:
  Construction industry; Construction workers; Safety practices; Safety education; Training; Cold environments; Temperature effects; Hypothermia
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-132, 2022 Aug; :1-2
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022132
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065921
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24c088cb7f1e15b099578a2c45392889cbc4f7606ec9363022dc00f579a518e9bb2cd4b5e7ad8c0eeffdcf59800a0b60c71bc3986c618a115a35f9434e4673d1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121117/cdc_121117_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 562.16 KB ]