Hot Environments [1980]

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• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. The health hazards associated with working in hot environments are presented. Topics included body responses to heat; safety problems; health problems such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, fainting, heat rash, and transient heat fatigue; methods to prepare for heat exposure; ways to reduce the stressful conditions, including regulation of the number and duration of exposures, work place thermal conditions, location of the rest area, accessibility of drinking water, and provision of protective clothing; hazard awareness; and special consideration during prolonged heat spells. Additional readings are listed together with addresses of regional OSHA and NIOSH offices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Temperature Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biological-function Control-methods Heat-stress NIOSH-Author Occupational-health-programs Physical-stress Physiology Safety-practices Thermal-effects Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB80132
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00104876
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-223919
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: 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. 80-132, 1980 Jul; :1-17
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fb65a41784116f95d99e5ecade5bf4879c574751693d16683f357181e5a85c3c5c4ac5d30638e5ce0f003077caa04457296720a734c7703de18b26eee7350ed1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209397/cdc_209397_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.04 MB ]