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Working in hot weather - Coggle Diagram
Working in hot weather
Hot weather
PH Hazard
excess deaths
#
Heatwave
Defn: 3 or more days of unusually high max and min temps unusual for that location
early - quickly - short lag time, 1-2 days
Vulerable groups
Obese
isolated
medications
EtOH/Drugs
poor quality housing
drowning
older people/children left in cars
Heat related deaths
work-related cases
young
inexperiences
confined space
Caffienated beverage to hydrate
Heat illness
arises quickly
Spectrum
rashes
cramps
Heat syncope
sunburn
Heat exhaustion
Heat Stroke
EMERGENCY
Acute Kidney disease
Kidney stones
dehydration
Chronis kidney disease
temporary sterility in male welders
Disaster in a disaster
common associated hazards
Bush fires
blackouts
poor air quality
Extra-vulnerability of workers
Exogenous heat
radiant heat
Metabolic heat (work load)
Clothing/PPE
Adaptive capacity
Access to info/training
awareness
sensitivity to heat stress
dehydration
+ive assoc b/w T and risk of injury
Risk factors
Young workers <25yo
male workers
those in more physically demanding roles
Consecutive days of hot weather
male
younger workers
OHS framework