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HAZWOPER: Temperature Extremes
Course Length: 45 minutes
Overview:
HAZWOPER: Temperature Extremes is designed to inform cleanup site workers about the dangers of working in extreme temperatures, the signs and symptoms to watch for with temperature-related disorders, how to respond to signs and symptoms, and how to protect themselves when working in temperature extremes.
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Discuss why hot temperatures pose a hazard to health and safety and what factors contribute to heat stress
- Recognize heat-related illnesses and injuries, the signs and symptoms of each, and how to respond when signs and symptoms are present
- List ways to prevent heat disorders including through the use of engineering controls, administrative controls, safe work practices, and special considerations when using PPE
- Describe what causes cold stress, factors that contribute to cold stress, and ways in which your body loses heat
- Recognize cold-related disorders, the signs and symptoms of each, and how to respond when signs and symptoms are present
- List ways to prevent cold-related disorders, including how to prepare and dress for cold weather and the use of engineering controls, administrative controls, safe work practices, and special considerations when using PPE
Outline:
HAZWOPER: Temperature Extremes covers the following topics:
Extreme Heat
- Heat is a Hazard
- Contributing Factors
Heat Disorders
- Types of Disorders
- Heat Fatigue
- Heat Rash
- Heat Cramps
- Heat Syncope
- Heat Exhaustion
- Heat Stroke
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Response in the Exclusion Zone
Preventing Heat Disorders
- Heat Advisories & Warnings
- Engineering Controls
- Administrative Controls
- Safe Work Practices
- PPE & CPC
Extreme Cold
- Cold is a Hazard
- What Causes Cold Stress?
- How the Body Loses Heat
Cold Disorders
- Types of Cold Disorders
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Chilblains
- Trench Foot
- Response in the Exclusion Zone
Preventing Cold Disorders
- Be Prepared
- Dressing for Extreme Cold
- Engineering Controls
- Administrative Controls
- Safe Work Practices
- PPE & CPC
Regulations covered in this course:
- 29 CFR 1910.120
- 29 CFR 1926.65
- Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Copyright Date: 2018
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