Working in cold temperatures, whether indoors or outdoors, presents a unique set of hazards. Wind, snow, rain, cold surfaces, and other elements can compound the hazards. Help your supervisors and your workers avoid injury, amputation of fingers and toes, and death from exposure by implementing a Cold Stress Workplan. Here’s how to get started. Step 1: Conduct Cold Stress Assessment The first step is to perform a cold stress hazard assessment. To identify cold stress hazards, you need to understand the human body functions normally when it has a “core” temperature of 98.6° F/38° C. Although 1° or 2° doesn’t generally make […]
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