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Safety and Environmental Series
"Heat Stress at Work"

The aim of this course is to consider the dangers associated with working in a hot and humid environment and to explain what you can do to reduce the risk.

It is for all employees required to work in a hot environment.

Course Modules:

   

Introduction - (5 mins) - Looks at the different factors which can lead to heat stress.

Workers at Risk (5 mins) - Considers the working environments where heat stress is likely to be a problem.

Causes of Heat Stress (5 mins) - Explains the causes and symptoms of heat stress.

Effects of Heat Stress (10 mins) - Looks at the five forms of heat stress; heat rash, fainting, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Preventing Heat Stress (5 mins) - What you can do to reduce the risk.

Risk Assessment (5 mins) - What a heat stress risk assessment will need to consider.

Self Test (10 mins) - The self-test presents 15 questions covering modules 1 to 6.
Results are stored for later retrieval by training supervisors

The average course completion time is 45 minutes.

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