Safety guides · 10 guides on heat, cold and ergonomics
Heat, cold and ergonomics guides
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Anti-fatigue mats: what they do and where OSHA guidance recommends themAn anti-fatigue mat is a cushioned standing surface, usually PVC sponge, rubber or vinyl over foam, a half inch to an inch thick.OSHA Guidelines for Retail Grocery Stores, OSHA 3192 (2004); OSHA Electrical Contractors eBack supports and lifting belts: what NIOSH saysNIOSH reviewed the research on industrial back belts in 1994 and found no evidence that wearing one prevents back injury in workers who are not already hurt.NIOSH, Workplace Use of Back Belts: Review and Recommendations, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 9Cal/OSHA heat illness prevention: what section 3395 requires for outdoor workSection 3395 is California’s outdoor heat illness standard, and it is specific where federal OSHA is not.California Code of Regulations, Title 8, section 3395 (as amended, operative May 1, 2015; Cold stress: what OSHA and NIOSH recommend for cold-weather workCold stress is what happens when the body loses heat faster than it can make it.OSHA Cold Stress Guide (Emergency Preparedness and Response guides); NIOSH, Cold Stress: CHeat exhaustion vs heat stroke: the signs and what to doHeat exhaustion is the body running out of water and salt while it is still cooling itself: headache, nausea, dizziness, weakness, heavy sweating, thirst, an elevated temperature.NIOSH, Heat Stress: Heat-Related Illnesses (symptoms and first aid); NIOSH Publication 201How do cooling vests and cooling towels work, and when do they help?An evaporative cooling towel or vest is a fabric that holds a lot of water and lets it evaporate slowly against your skin; evaporation pulls heat out of the fabric and out of you, the same way sweat does, which is why itOSHA-NIOSH heat guidance; NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational ExposureKnee pads: when they are required and how to wear themThere is no OSHA standard that names knee pads.29 CFR 1910.132 (current e-CFR); 29 CFR 1926.95 for construction; OSHA Electrical ContractWhat are electrolytes, and when do workers need them instead of water?Electrolytes are the minerals dissolved in your body fluids that carry an electric charge and keep nerves, muscles and fluid balance working: sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium and calcium.NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot EnvironmeWhat is ergonomics, and what are ergonomic hazards at work?Ergonomics is fitting the job to the worker instead of forcing the worker to fit the job.OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Ergonomics; NIOSH Elements of Ergonomics Programs; OSH Act What is heat stress, and what does OSHA require employers to do?Heat stress is the total heat load on the body: the heat the air, the sun and hot surfaces put into it plus the heat the work itself generates, minus what the body can shed by sweating.OSH Act section 5(a)(1); OSHA CPL 03-00-024, National Emphasis Program on Outdoor and Indo