Working in the Heat

This Working in the Heat online training course explores the health hazards associated with working in high temperatures. Learn about how heat affects people, the different illnesses caused by exposure to excessive heat and how to prevent or treat them, legal requirements for protecting workers from heat stress, guidance on working at higher apparent temperatures, and developing workplace policies to address heat exposure.

Course Learning Objectives

 By taking this online Working in the Heat course, the user will learn:

• How the body regulates temperature
• About risk factors for heat-related illnesses
• About the types of heat-related illness and how to prevent and treat them
• About the legal requirements for keeping workers safe from heat stress
• How heat exposure limits are calculated
• About the elements of a heat stress control policy

Course Outline

This online Working in the Heat course is made up of the following sections:

1. Heat Stress
2. Heat-Related Illnesses, Prevention and Response
3. Legal Requirements
4. Heat Exposure Limits
5. Developing a Heat Stress Control Policy

Course Audience

This Working in the Heat online training course was designed for employees who work outdoors in hot weather or in high-temperature indoor settings and their managers and supervisors.

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