Workplace Solutions: Preventing Heat-Related Illness or Death of Outdoor Workers

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Outdoor workers in agriculture, construction, and other industries are exposed to a great deal of exertional and environmental heat stress that may lead to severe illness or death. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that employers have a plan in place to prevent heat-related illness. The plan should include hydration (drinking plenty of water), acclimatization (getting used to weather conditions), and schedules that alternate work with rest. Employers should also train workers about the hazards of working in hot environments [NIOSH 1986, 2008, 2010; OSHA-NIOSH 2011]. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  May 2013.
  
  Also available via the World Wide Web as an Acrobat .pdf file (683.82 KB, 4 p.).
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. [3]).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Construction Industry Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Heat; Heat-exhaustion; Heat-exposure; Heat-stress; Heat-stroke; Employee-exposure; Employee-health; Outdoors; Agricultural-industry; Agricultural-workers; Agriculture; Construction; Construction-industry; Construction-workers; Work-environment; Environmental-exposure; Environmental-hazards; Environmental-stress; Climatic-conditions; Climatic-factors
• 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. 2013-143, 2013 May; :1-4
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2013143
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Periodical
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042637
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2013-108425
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:58f2d36efa36c968d30e016684717cfe90cc4af46aeeae91c6963f30d7fa229b55a4f68cc37cc1cd11757c8c749caae99c855ae07b29b6d9116b6dbd0fb3c982
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13615/cdc_13615_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.72 MB ]