HAZWOPER

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HAZWOPER

• Health and Safety Issues Heat Stress

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Heat Stress DisordersHeat Cramps
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Heat Stress DisordersHeat Exhaustion
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Effects of Heat Stress

• Enlargement of surface blood vessels
• Increased pulse rate
• Increased circulatory strain
• Decrease blood to brain
• Loss of body fluid and electrolytes

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Methods of Excess Heat Loss
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Heat StressHeat Gain or Loss
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Heat Stress - Populations at Risk

• Military personnel
• Emergency responders
• Volunteers
• Salvage workers
• Cleanup crews
• Anyone in PPE

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Conditions Affecting Body Heat
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Heat Stress - Environmental Factors

• Ambient temperature
• Air movement
• Humidity

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Coping with Heat Stress
1. Understand effects of heat stress 2.
Symptoms and treatment of heat stress 3.
Precautions against heat stress
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