Abstract
To prevent heatstroke, employers should:
- Train supervisors and employees to recognize symptoms of heat stroke
- Give frequent breaks and provide drinking water
- Adjust work hours to accommodate work conditions such as high heat index and/or high humidity
- Monitor workers who are at risk of heat stroke
Employees should:
- Report unusual behavior
- Know how to treat co-workers for heat stroke
- Monitor your physical condition and that of your coworkers
Document Type
Alert
Publication Date
8-2011
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Workers Die from Heat Stroke" (2011). Kentucky Haz Alerts--Other. 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_other_alerts/2
Included in
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Kentucky Haz Alert, v. 9, issue 4.