HAZWOPER: Heat Stress

As part of its HAZWOPER regulations, OSHA created comprehensive training standards to make sure that employees can recognize, handle and dispose of HAZMATs and hazardous waste safely.

This training products on “HAZWOPER: Heat Stress” help employees understand the need to guard against heat-related illnesses and what steps they can take to protect themselves in their work environments.

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Topics covered in these products include:
  • How the body reacts to heat
  • The role of fluids and minerals
  • Preventing heat-related illnesses
  • Heat rash, heat exhaustion and heat stroke
  • Recognizing symptoms
  • First aid
  • Acclimatization
  • and more
The “HAZWOPER Heat Stress” Microlearning curriculum includes the following 3–5-minute courses:
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