🥵 Heat Stress Prevention

Recognize the full spectrum of heat illness from rash to life-threatening heat stroke, understand WBGT (ISO 7243) and work/rest cycles, apply water-rest-shade and acclimatization, build a written heat illness prevention program, and give correct emergency first aid. The course is organized into 7 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is free awareness-level training designed for anyone who needs a practical, working understanding of the topic.

What you'll learn

• The spectrum of heat illness
• Risk factors that combine
• WBGT & ISO 7243 measurement
• Water, rest, shade & acclimatization
• Heat Illness Prevention Program
• Signs, first aid & cooling
• Legal duties & the GCC midday ban

Learning objectives

• Describe the spectrum of heat illnesses and explain why heat stroke is a true medical emergency
• Identify the environmental, workload and personal risk factors that combine to drive heat strain
• Explain and apply WBGT (ISO 7243 / ACGIH TLV) to set defensible work/rest cycles
• Apply the water-rest-shade principle and a NIOSH-style acclimatization schedule
• List the required elements of a written Heat Illness Prevention Program (HIPP)
• Recognize early and emergency signs and deliver correct cooling first aid (cool-first, transport-second)
• Cite the key OSHA, NIOSH, ACGIH, ISO and GCC legal duties for working in heat