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Mining Product: Heat Stress: A Series of Fact Sheets for Promoting Safe Work in Hot Mining Settings
Keywords: Heat stress
Original creation date: February 2017
Authors: T Victoroff, K Yeoman
Reference - October 2023
PDF (6.41 MB)
Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Nos. 2017-123; 2017-124; 2017-125; 2017-126; 2017-127; 2024-100
Hot environments can be hazardous! Heat exposure can cause a range of effects on your body, from irritating rashes to heat stroke, which is often fatal.
Understanding heat stress can help you to stay safe while working in hot environments. This set of heat stress fact sheets, developed by the NIOSH Mining Program, offers practical information about working in hot mining conditions. These fact sheets are intended to be used together as a set, but each fact sheet can also stand alone.
The individual PDFs are available via the links below, or you can use the link in the Reference section to download the set in a ZIP file.
Overview
Overview in Spanish
Acclimatization
Acclimatization in Spanish
First Aid for Heat Illness
Hydration
Hydration in Spanish
Risk Factors
Risk Factors in Spanish
Work/Rest Schedules
Work/Rest Schedules in Spanish
Photo of a worker wiping sweat off of his forehead while outside on a sunny day.Reference - October 2023
PDF (6.41 MB)
Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Nos. 2017-123; 2017-124; 2017-125; 2017-126; 2017-127; 2024-100
See Also
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Heat Stress: Understand Heat Stress Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment
Infographic: 10 Sleep Tips for Miners
Knowing the Facts about Heat Stress in Mining
Predicting Heat Strain in Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners
Prediction of Human Core Temperature Rise and Moisture Loss in Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
Page last reviewed: October 19, 2023
Page last updated: October 19, 2023
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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