Workers Die from Heat Stroke

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  To prevent heatstroke, employers should: Train supervisors and employees to recognize symptoms of heat stroke. Give frequent breaks and provide drinking water. Adjust work hours to accommodate work conditions such as high heat index and/or high humidity. Monitor workers who are at risk of heat stroke Employees should: Report unusual behavior. Know how to treat co-workers for heat stroke. Monitor your physical condition and that of your coworkers. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heat Stress Disorders
  • Hot Temperature
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Heat stroke
  • Training
  • Safety education
  • Injury prevention
  • Body temperature
  • Outdoor workers
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069416
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2011 Aug; 9(4):1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workers die from heat stroke
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229215/cdc_229215_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 97.56 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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