Heat Stress Training 1

[Audio] Welcome to the heat stress group engagement session, where the main objective is to provide education to workers participating in AP034 projects. With the upcoming summer and extreme heat expected in the UAE, it is essential for everyone to be adequately prepared to beat the heat. WHAT IS HEAT ILLNESS? WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE, SO DOES THE STRESS THAT HEAT PUTS ON YOUR BODY. HEAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER STRESSES SUCH AS HARD PHYSICAL WORK, LOSS OF FLUIDS, FATIGUE OR SOME PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, MAY LEAD TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS,INJURIES, DISABILITY AND EVEN DEATH. LEARN TO RECOGNIZE HEAT ILLNESS SYMPTOMS AND PREPARE FOR THE HEAT. HEAT RASH SYMPTOMS: ▪ SMALL, RED CLUSTERS OF BLISTERS OR "PIMPLES" ▪ SKIN ITCHES OR FEELS PRICKLY OR HURT ▪ APPEARS ON UPPER CHEST, NECK, GROIN, ELBOW AND UNDER THE BREAST HEAT SYNCOPE SYMPTOMS: ▪ DIZZY OR LIGHT-HEADED ▪ NAUSEA HEAT EXHAUSTION SYMPTOMS: ▪ EXCESSIVE SWEATING ▪ RAPID/SHALLOW BREATHING ▪ NAUSEA/VOMITING ▪ MUSCLE CRAMPS ▪ DIZZINESS/CONFUSION ▪ WEAK PULSE ▪ PALE COMPLEXION OR CLAMMY SKIN ▪ EXTREME FATIGUE, WEAKNESS HEAT CRAMPS SYMPTOMS: ▪ PAINFUL MUSCLE CRAMPS OR SPASMS ▪ TYPICALLY IN ARMS, LEGS OR ABDOMEN HEAT STROKE SYMPTOMS: ▪ HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE (ABOVE 40C) ▪ HOT, DRY SKIN (NO SWEATING) ▪ SLURRED SPEECH ▪ THROBBING HEADACHE ▪ CONFUSION/DISORIENTATION ▪ FAST PULSE ▪ CHILLS ▪ WEAK ▪ HALLUCINATIONS.

[Audio] WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES? ▪ STOP ACTIVITY AND REST IN COOL AREA ▪ LOOSEN ANY UNNECESSARY CLOTHING ▪ IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE SIPS OF COLD WATER ▪ APPLY WET CLOTHS TO HEAD AND BODY ▪ IF VOMITING OR UNCONSCIOUS, CALL FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AID ▪ IF YOU ARE FEELING UNWELL, INFORM YOUR SUPERVISOR! WORKER RESPONSIBILITY ▪ PROPERLY HYDRATE (BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER WORK) ▪ ALWAYS FOLLOW THE REHYDRATION AND BREAK FLAG RECOMMENDATIONS ▪ DRINK A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF WATER FOLLOWING THE TWL GUIDELINES ▪ TAKE A BREAK FOLLOWING THE TWL GUIDELINES – REST IN A COOL PLACE WHEN NEEDED ▪ AVOID CAFFEINATED DRINKS ▪ LOOKOUT FOR SYMPTOMS OF HEAT ILLNESSES FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CO-WORKERS ▪ WEAR YOUR PPES AND ATTACH A PIECE OF LIGHT-COLORED FABRIC TO PROTECT YOUR NECK ▪ ENSURE GOOD NUTRITION AND A WELL-BALANCED HEALTHY DIET ▪ IF YOU ARE FASTING, DO NOT SKIP SUHOOR AND DO NOT BREAK YOUR FAST WITH A FEAST; BREAK THE FAST GENTLY WITH DATES AND WATER.