Heat Stress Safety Awareness

✓ Slow down: Reduce, eliminate or reschedule strenuous activities until the coolest time of the day. Children, seniors and anyone with health concerns should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily indoors. ✓ Dress for summer: Wear lightweight, loose-fitting, light-colored clothing to reflect heat.

What are the precautions for heat stress?

Permit rest and water breaks when a worker feels heat discomfort. Modify work/rest periods to give the body a chance to get rid of excess heat. Assign new and unacclimatized workers lighter work and longer, more frequent rest periods.