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- CCOHS: Cold Environments - Health Effects and First Aid
What are the health effects of exposure to cold? Exposure to cold working conditions may result in a variety of cold injuries and illnesses - with hypothermia and frostbite being the most serious
- CCOHS: Cold Environments - Control Measures
What factors modify our response to cold? A cold environment challenges the worker in three ways: air temperature, air movement (wind speed), and humidity (wetness)
- CCOHS: Driving - Winter
Driving in winter weather - snow, ice, wet and cold - creates a great challenge for vehicles and drivers Keeping the vehicle in good technical repair reduces the overall chances of any mishap or disaster while driving - particularly in winter weather
- CCOHS: Temperature Conditions - Legislation
What does the legislation state about temperature conditions at work? In some cases, legislation provides a range of acceptable temperatures for specific circumstances
- CCOHS: Raynauds Phenomenon
Dress appropriately for cold weather by wearing layers, mittens, gloves, an overcoat, a hat, and a scarf Avoid exposing your hands to extreme cold -- wear gloves when working in cold water or reaching into a freezer
- CCOHS: Temperature Conditions - Cold
At very cold temperatures, the most serious concern is the risk of hypothermia or dangerous overcooling of the body Another serious effect of cold exposure is frostbite or freezing of the exposed extremities such as fingers, toes, nose, and ears
- CCOHS: Working in the Cold Infographic
Description Working in the cold can not only be hazardous to your health, but also potentially life-threatening Cold injuries range from chillblain, trench foot and frostbite to hypothermia, which is a medical emergency In order to work safely, the numerous risks posed by frigid temperatures, wind chill and wetness needs to be counterbalanced by various measures, including controlled
- CCOHS: Climate Change: Extreme Weather - Cold
Are we experiencing changes in cold weather patterns? Climate change has led to an increase in extreme and variable weather
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