Cold Stress
Method: Facility-Based Computer Training
Duration: 30 mins.
Pricing: $36 member $42 non-member
Overview
Cold stress is the loss of body head to the environment. Low temperature, wind, and wetness have a combined effect on the body to create cold stress, injuries, and illness. Cold-related disorders such as hypothermia and frostbite can kill or injure workers. Employers and employees should be aware of cold stress hazards, cold-related disorders and how to treat and prevent them.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize extreme cold
- Identify the sources of heat loss
- Explain what may happen when you are exposed to cold
- Identify symptoms and treatmetns for hypothermia, frostbite and trench foot
- Indentify factors that contribute to cold stress
- Use precautionary guidelines to prevent cold stress
Details
Course Type: Facility-Based Computer Training
Course Code: 19COLD
Course Expiration: 1 Year from Class Date
Passing Score Required: 80
Retakes allowed: Unlimited
Prerequisites
Gulf Coast Drug Test: No
Social Security Verification (SSV): No
ARSC Reciprocal: Not Applicable
