Working in Extreme Heat and Humidity

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  Since 1986, more people in the United States have died from heat than from any other weather-related disaster. Heat-related fatalities are 53% higher than floods, 88% higher than tornadoes, and 186% higher than hurricanes. Employers must take appropriate steps to prevent their employees from injury associated with working in extreme heat and humidity. According to the KY Occupational Safety Program, from 2016-2018, 242 Kentucky workers visited the emergency department due to heat-related injuries and illnesses. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Heat Exhaustion Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Humidity Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fatalities Heat Exposure Heat Stress Heat Stroke
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication ; Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069238
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2019 Jun; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Working in extreme heat and humidity
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207747/cdc_207747_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 729.48 KB ]