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2. Occupational heat stress - Wikipedia

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   Occupational heat stress is the net load to which a worker is exposed from the combined contributions of metabolic heat, environmental factors, and clothing worn, which results in an increase in heat storage in the body. [1] Heat stress can result in heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke, hyperthermia, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat ...

3. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Long title: An Act to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other ...

4. When is it too hot to be outside? A new online tool will help ...

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   An early-season heat wave is scorching Miami right now, and a new National Weather Service tool is designed to help people plan ahead and decide if it is too hot to work or be outside.

5. Physical hazard - Wikipedia

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   Physical hazards include ergonomic hazards, radiation, heat and cold stress, vibration hazards, and noise hazards. [1] Engineering controls are often used to mitigate physical hazards. [2] Physical hazards are a common source of injuries in many industries. [3]

6. The toll of extreme heat rises in California as OSHA advances ...

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7. Thermal work limit - Wikipedia

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   Thermal work limit (TWL) is an index defined as the maximum sustainable metabolic rate that well-hydrated, acclimatized individuals can maintain in a specific thermal environment within a safe deep body core temperature (< 38.2 °C or 100.8 °F) and sweat rate (< 1.2 kg or 2.6 lb per hour). [1]

8. Reps call on postmaster general to implement new heat rule ...

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   Texas Rep. Greg Casar (D) led more than 70 members of Congress in a joint letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to demand protection for U.S. Postal Service workers amid a wave of extreme ...

9. Wet-bulb globe temperature - Wikipedia

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   The wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is a measure of environmental heat as it affects humans. Unlike a simple temperature measurement, WBGT accounts for all four major environmental heat factors: air temperature, humidity, radiant heat (from sunlight or sources such as furnaces), and air movement (wind or ventilation). [1]