Working in Hot Outdoor Environments

Develop an action plan to reduce the chance of heat illness while working in the hot outdoors.

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Language:	English
Price:	$15* CAD

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This is just one in a series of online, interactive tools designed to help you build
an action plan that addresses the hazard and risks in your workplace.

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Working in hot outdoor environments can pose significant health hazards that may lead to different types of heat illnesses, including sun burns, heat edema, heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

This online resource will help you:

Recognize the hazards of exposure to hot working conditions that may lead to heat stress
Assess the risk of working in hot working conditions
Become familiar with and identify the applicable legislation by key sections of jurisdictions
Review and select from various suggestions on how to control the recognized hazards and risks
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your selected controls
Directly access key resources for more information and guidance

Link to Legislation... All OSH Essentials contain a summary and links to key sections of relevant Canadian Federal, provincial and territorial legislation. These links are activated when you purchase the Core Plus One or Core Plus ALL versions.

Choose the version that best suits your needs:

Core Tool ($15) - access to the core information, checklists and action plan.

Core Plus One Jurisdiction ($20) - access to the core information, checklists and action plan, as well as key sections of relevant federal legislation plus one jurisdiction.

Core Plus ALL Jurisdictions ($25) - the fullest package including access to the core information, checklists and action plan as well as key sections of relevant federal legislation plus all jurisdictions.

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Product Price and availability are subject to change without notice.
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Want more information?

Courses:

WHMIS for Workers
Contractor Health and Safety
Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control

Legislation Services

Canadian enviroOSH Legislation plus Standards

Publications:

Working in Hot Environments: Health and Safety Guide
Cold Weather Workers Safety Guide
Groundskeepers Safety Guide

Date Modified: 2012-09-27 10:28:16