Toolbox Talk: Cold Weather [2014]

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Toolbox Talk: Cold Weather [2014]

2014/01/01
By CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
Series: CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications

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Corporate Authors:

CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
Description:

This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. Extended exposure to freezing or cold temperatures can result in health problems such as trench foot, frostbite and hypothermia. Danger signs include uncontrolled shivering, slurred speech, clumsy movements, fatigue, and confused behavior. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Accident Prevention Accidents Cold Temperature Construction Industry Education Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hypothermia Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Safety Management Staff Development Workplace
Keywords:

Accident-prevention Biological-effects Climatic-conditions Cold-environments Cold-stress Cold-tolerance Cold-weather-operations Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Construction-workers Environmental-hazards Injury-prevention Protective-clothing Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-programs Training Work-environment Worker-health
Series:

CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
Subseries:

Toolbox Talk
Publisher:

CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Guidance
Place as Subject:

Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

2 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20044152
Citation:

Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Mar; :1-2
Contact Point Address:

CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Federal Fiscal Year:

2014
NORA Priority Area:

Construction
Performing Organization:

CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
Peer Reviewed:

False
Start Date:

20090901
Source Full Name:

Toolbox talk: cold weather
End Date:

20240831
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:02dea3f54a064af29cd09a691e3c18c3de18b844b477de3f1904a9dbd32bfbcf3bb778dc185c055e0b556dedce31cc1a36782b16a2a7f1de3af7cd55278a822d
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213117/cdc_213117_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 272.43 KB ]

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