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2. Occupational heat stress - Wikipedia

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   Heat stress causes illness but also may account for an increase in workplace accidents, and a decrease in worker productivity. [5] Worker injuries attributable to heat include those caused by: sweaty palms, fogged-up safety glasses, and dizziness. [2] Burns may also occur as a result of accidental contact with hot surfaces or steam.

3. Occupational hazard - Wikipedia

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   Heat and cold stress occur when the temperature is significantly different from room temperature (68-74 degrees Fahrenheit). [30] When the body is exposed to heat stress, excess sweating can lead to a range of heat-related illnesses. [31] Excessive cold can lead to several cold-related illnesses such as hypothermia, frostbite, etc. [32]

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. Thermal comfort - Wikipedia

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   ACGIH has established Action Limits and Threshold Limit Values for heat stress based upon the estimated metabolic rate of a worker and the environmental conditions the worker is subjected to. This methodology has been adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as an effective method of assesing heat stress within ...

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

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   OSHA is weighing national workplace heat rules that could save lives. Meanwhile, California has suffered billions in losses from soaring high temperatures.

9. 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]