Cold Stress (Update Available)


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Target Audience
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
This course will discuss the effects of cold on your body, outline the risk factors for cold-related ailments, and describe the associated treatments for each. This training will also describe several preventive measure techniques and safe work practices that you can use to protect yourself from cold-related stresses. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. Learner objectives for this course are to discuss the factors that may affect you when working in a cold environment, identify the signs, symptoms, and treatments of cold-related stresses, and recall techniques commonly used for preventing cold-related disorders. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

Target Audience
All personnel that may be required to work outdoors or in artificial cold environments

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Cold Stress (Update Available)

  • identify the factors that may affect you when working in a cold environment
  • identify the signs and symptoms of cold-related stresses
  • identify the treatments of cold-related stresses
  • identify precautions commonly used to prevent cold-related disorders
  • identify safe work practices used to reduce cold-related disorders
  • Course Number:
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