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Heat Stress in Construction Environments
This digital training on Heat Stress in Construction Environments elaborates on the human body's cooling mechanism, heat-induced ailments and their treatment, and appropriate methods to ensure safety in warm construction environments.
This digital training on Heat Stress in Construction Environments elaborates on the human body’s cooling mechanism, heat-induced ailments and their treatment, and appropriate methods to ensure safety in warm construction environments. It also offers practical advice on how to aid colleagues afflicted by heat-induced illnesses. Despite our bodies’ remarkable resilience and adaptability, heat stress can disrupt its natural functions. Such disruptions can have grave consequences, even leading to fatalities. Yet, such outcomes are preventable. The course delves into topics such as the impact of heat on the body’s “cooling system”, different types of heat-induced ailments and their symptoms, ways to treat heat-induced illnesses, best practices for working in warm environments, and more.
This online Heat Stress in Construction Environments course covers the following topics:
- Heat and the body’s cooling system
- Understanding heat-related illnesses
- Treating heat-related illnesses
- Preparing to work in hot environments
- Conclusion
Estimated 30 minutes
The course incorporates assessments to reinforce the acquired knowledge. A score of 80% is required to pass this course. Participants have three attempts to achieve the passing score. Downloadable resources are available in the form of a detailed student handbook. The handbook serves as a valuable tool for future reference and knowledge retention.
Upon successful completion of this digital training, a certificate of completion can be downloaded and printed.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 30 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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