Overexposure
to heat can stress the body’s cooling system and when combined with
other stresses like hard, physical labour, loss of fluids, fatigue or
some medical conditions, it can lead to heat-related illness, disability
and even death.
Check the following to learn more on heat stress:
- Download
the Heat Stress Awareness Toolkit developed by the Occupational
Health and Safety Council of Ontario (OHSCO).
(22 pages)
- Ontario Government Health and Safety Guidelines for Heat Stress
- Heat Stress Awareness Wheel (1 page)
- Heat Stress Calculator
- Work Safely in the Heat
- Heat Stress Poster
- Farm Safety Factsheet on Heat Stress
- Humidex Based Heat Response Plan
Check out other useful links about the dangers of heat exposure and how to prevent it:
- WSIB - Prevent Heat Stress
- OHCOW- Material on Heat Stress
- CSAO- Material on Heat Stress
- Ministry of Labour News Release 08-47 - Heat Stress: A Seasonal Hazard
- Ministry
of Labour News Release 08-47b - Heat Stress
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