Announcing New Heat and Cold Stress e-Learning Course
Ensure Workers Understand How to Stay Safe in Extreme Temperatures
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our IIRSM-approved Heat and Cold Stress Training course. It provides an awareness of extreme temperature risks and control measures.
Users will learn to recognise the warning signs and symptoms of heat and cold stress and implement control measures for work in extreme temperatures. With this knowledge, workers will be better able to protect themselves and others from the harmful effects of severe heat and cold.
Why Is This Course Important?
Working in extreme temperatures poses serious risks to workers’ health and safety. Intense cold can cause dangerous conditions such as chilblains and hypothermia, while heat stress can lead to heat stroke and even death. Employers must make workers aware of these risks and how to manage them.
This course equips workers who might be exposed to extreme temperatures with the knowledge and tools to protect themselves and others from the risks of heat and cold stress.
Users will learn:
- Causes, risk factors and symptoms of heat and cold stress
- Control measures for extreme temperature risks
- Emergency responses to heat and cold-related incidents
Who Is This Course For?
This course is ideal for:
- Outdoor workers who might be exposed to extreme weather conditions
- Construction workers who work on-site in extreme weather
- Agricultural workers who work outdoors
- Industrial and manufacturing workers who work in uncomfortable temperatures
- Facility and site managers responsible for overseeing site safety and operations
- Health and safety officers responsible for risk assessment
- First responders who attend temperature-related medical emergencies
What Will You Gain?
By completing this course, users will understand:
- Causes and symptoms of heat and cold stress
- Environmental and individual risk factors
- Health effects of heat and cold stress
- Workplace conditions that cause temperature-related risks
- Control measures to manage heat and cold risks
- Emergency responses to heat and cold-related incidents
Course Outline
To read the complete course outline, click here.
Start Training
Help protect your workers and ensure compliance. Start IIRSM-Approved Heat and Cold Stress Training today.
Have Questions?
If you have any questions or need more information about the course, please contact us. We’re here to help.
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