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2. Occupational heat stress - Wikipedia

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   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. In the United States, occupational heat stress is becoming more significant as the average temperatures increase but remains overlooked. There ...

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. Texas workers can’t afford to wait years for OSHA's new heat ...

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   OSHA found the heat exacerbated Gates’ fatal heart condition. June 27, 2023 : After handling cinder blocks at a Rockport construction site, Eloy Maldonado Valdez, 59, told a co-worker he didn ...

5. Heat can kill on the job, and these workers are dying - AOL

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   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is only now in the process of drafting a heat standard for work places, even as climate change means such extreme weather will likely ...

6. 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]

7. 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.