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ARC Training Tools

Alabama Retail offers a comprehensive training tool to educate workers on the risks, symptoms, and prevention of heat-related illnesses in hot working conditions. Learn how to keep safe and healthy.

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ARC Training Tools

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  1. ARC Training Tools • Alabama Retail is committed to partnering with our members to create and keep safe workplaces. • Be sure to check out all of the training tools that are available in our Safety Library. This training tool is brought to you by

  2. Working in Hot Conditions

  3. Session Objectives • You will be able to: • Understand how hot conditions affect your body • Recognize symptoms of heat illness • Take precautions to reduce the risk of heat illness

  4. What You Need to Know • Why working in hot conditions can be hazardous to your health and safety • Types of heat-related illness • Measures to prevent heat stress on the job

  5. Body’s Cooling System • Blood circulates closer to the skin so heat is lost • Body sends sweat to the skin’s surface • Sweat evaporates off the skin, cooling the body

  6. The Heat Equation • High Temperature • + High Humidity • + Physical Work • = Heat Illness

  7. Additional Heat Stress Factors • Radiant heat • Air velocity

  8. Personal Sensitivity To Heat • Acclimatization (getting used to heat) • Age • Physical condition and overall health • Metabolism • Use of alcohol

  9. Heat Rash • Hot, humid environments where sweat can’t evaporate • Red, bumpy rash that often itches • Uncomfortable, making sleep difficult • Treatment and prevention: • Rest in a cool place • Keep your skin dry and clean

  10. Fainting (Heat Syncope) • Worker not used to hot environment • Worker stands still in heat • Blood pools in the legs, so less blood goes to the brain • Quick recovery after lying down in cool place • Prevent by moving around a little rather than standing still all the time

  11. Heat Cramps • Painful muscle cramps • Caused by loss of salt when sweating • Treated/prevented by drinking electrolyte liquids • Severe cases require intravenous saline solutions

  12. Heat Exhaustion • Loss of fluids and salt • Feeling weak, dizzy, or nauseous • Skin is clammy and complexion is pale or flushed • Treatment: • Rest in cool place • Drink electrolyte solution • Severe cases: victims vomit or lose consciousness

  13. Heatstroke • Victim stops sweating • Symptoms include hot, dry skin • Confusion, convulsions, or loss of consciousness may follow • Call for an ambulance immediately • Keep victim cool and provide fluids if conscious

  14. Heat-Related Illness • Do you understand the information presented in the previous slides?

  15. Heat Can Cause Accidents • Decreased strength, increased fatigue • Reduced comprehension and ability to retain information • Safety procedures not followed • Other risks

  16. Engineering Controls • General ventilation • Spot cooling

  17. Engineering Controls (cont.) • Shielding from radiant heat sources • Substituting machinery for manual labor

  18. Administrative Controls • Schedule heavy work for a cooler time of year or in the evening and early morning • Allow more frequent breaks or longer rest periods • Allow time for workers to become conditioned to heat

  19. Administrative Controls (cont.) • Reduce physical demand on workers • Use relief workers • Limit hours on hot work environments • Pace the work

  20. PPE • Shade-providing hats • Portable water products • Reflective clothing • Systems that circulate air around the body

  21. Medical Surveillance • Periodic medical evaluation • Determining risk of heat-related illness • Removing high-risk employees from hot working environments

  22. Work Monitoring Programs • Check heart rate at the beginning of a rest period • Check pulse 2.5 minutes after break starts

  23. Work MonitoringPrograms (cont.) • Take oral temperature at end of workday • Check for body water loss

  24. Investigating Heat-Related Illness • Events leading up to the incident • Work being done at time of incident • Length of time employee working • Engineering and administrative controls • PPE • Medical surveillance and worker monitoring

  25. Preventing Heat-Related Illness • Do you understand the information presented in the previous slides?

  26. Water, Water, Water • Drink plenty of water all day • Drink electrolyte-balanced fluids if you sweat a lot • Drink at least one cup of fluid every 15-20 minutes when working in hot conditions • Avoid caffeine and alcohol

  27. Key Points to Remember • Working in hot conditions can affect your health and safety • Understand the risks and the precautions • Know symptoms of heat-related illness and first-aid response • Use all available measures to reduce heat stress and keep safe and healthy when working in hot conditions

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