حديث سلامة عن Heat stress

ما هو

The body unable to shed heat from hot conditions, exertion or clothing, causing cramps, heat exhaustion or heatstroke.

إجراءات التحكم التي يجب التحقق منها، من الأكثر فعالية إلى الأقل

1. Reschedule heavy or outdoor work to cooler parts of the day, or postpone non-essential work during extreme heat.
2. Use mechanical aids to cut physical exertion, and provide shade, fans, cooling or air-conditioned rest areas.
3. Provide cool drinking water close by, regular rest breaks and job rotation as heat and workload increase.
4. Let new and returning workers acclimatise gradually, and use a buddy system so workers watch each other for symptoms.
5. Train workers to recognise heat illness, and treat suspected heatstroke as an emergency by calling 000 and cooling the person.
6. Wear loose, light-coloured, breathable clothing, and consider cooling vests where heavy PPE adds to heat load.

أين يظهر في العمل

خطوات عمل من نماذج SafetyDocs تتعامل مع heat stress:

• Check weather conditions & prepareWork safely in extreme weather and recognise hyperthermia and hypothermiaمن Fibreglass Pool Installation
• Conduct a risk assessmentAssess the heat stress factors and the heat-related hazards that may cause injuryمن Heat Stress
• Gas welding, soldering & cuttingControl fire, burns, eye injury and heat stress during hot workمن Rough-in Final Fit-out Plumbing
• Install tiles following manufacturers’ instructionsInstall tiles with fall protection, and control silica dust, cement burns, cuts and heat stressمن Roofing - Tiled
• TrainingTrain workers to recognise the symptoms of mild and severe heat stressمن Heat Stress

أسئلة للطاقم

1. أين يمكن أن يظهر خطر heat stress في هذه المهمة اليوم؟
2. إجراء التحكم الأكثر فعالية هو: «Reschedule heavy or outdoor work to cooler parts of the day, or postpone non-essential work during extreme heat». هل يمكننا تطبيقه هنا؟ وإن لم يكن، فلماذا؟
3. ما إجراءات التحكم في heat stress الناقصة أو غير الفعّالة في هذا الموقع؟
4. متى توقف العمل بسبب heat stress، ومن تُبلغ؟
5. كيف نبلّغ عن خطر أو حادث وشيك أو حادث في هذه المهمة؟