Understanding the Impacts of Heat [2025]

Details

• Journal Article:
  Handbook of emergency response: a human factors and systems engineering approach, second edition
• Personal Author:
  Jacklitsch, Brenda L. ; Williams, W. Jon
• Description:
  Heat is often a major concern during disasters. This chapter covers the effects of heat on worker safety and health. It considers the occupational impacts of heat for emergency responders. Information reviewed includes basic physiology (e.g., how the body cools and what happens when it overheats), heat-related illnesses (HRIs) and injuries, and environmental and individual risk factors. Additional information on heat stress and toxicology is discussed, as well as considerations for training and educational needs for emergency responders and supervisors.
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Heat exposure; Emergency response; Disaster response; Hot environments; Heat stress; Risk factors; Education; Training; Worker safety; Worker health
• Source:
  Handbook of emergency response: a human factors and systems engineering approach, second edition. Racz L, Badiru AB, eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2025 Sep; :257-279
• ISBN:
  9781003648178
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Chapter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Pennsylvania ; Chicago Region [OSHA] ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSI - Division of Science Integration ; NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  29 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071275
• Editor(s):
  Racz, LeeAnn ; Badiru, Adedeji B.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:120de190228a9415130485bfdd71c27b93ae695e6f8336d6a66eb17fdbe9e1eb316b27b2c1ff5cd2e03670a942615011cb1176cc1888596e1fba162d426ea203
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258752/cdc_258752_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.20 MB ]