Design & Safety
Industrial Hygiene
Temperatures

Chart of relative discomfort due to combined heat and high humidity

A sample Powerpoint training presentation

Canadian health and safety regulations with respect to thermal conditions in the workplace

How to protect workers from the harsh effect of cold temperatures

Safety and health considerations when working in the cold

Advice for those who work outdoors in the winter in cold weather climates

Explains the clo-value of clothing and its relationship to thermal comfort for humans

A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety

Fact sheets with guidelines on how to handle extreme heat emergencies

A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety in Extreme Heat

Usefulness of glucose-electrolyte solutions in rehydration and preventing dehydration

Steps to reduce the potential of frostbite

Heat stress is preventable

Chart of temperature, humidity and apparent temperature

A sample Powerpoint training presentation

A sample heat illness prevention policy

Measures to reduce risks when working in hot environments

Fact sheets on heat stress and its prevention

Technical guidance for creating a heat stress monitoring program (pdf)

Guidelines to prevent heat stress

Provides a policy for workplace heat stress

How to handle heat emergencies

How to prevent heat rash, heat stress and other heat-related illnesses

Recognizing and preventing heat-related illnesses

Weather Service of Environment Canada uses humidex numbers (heat/humidity)

Chart shows the correlation between core body temperature and hypothermia symptoms

Steps to reduce the potential dangers of hypothermia

Helpful guidelines regarding thermal comfort indoors

The following minimum temperatures have been established as guidelines for indoor heating

Full text of Minnesota Rules 5205.0110

In the USA, the ACGIH TLV for heat stress and strain is used

Guideliness to prevent/treat heat stress for personnel exposed to heat stress environments (pdf)

Cold and heat stress standards used by the US Army

Tips to protect workers in cold environments

Learn more about heat-related illness and how to stay cool and well in hot weather

Heat and humidity combined with physical exertion can lead to a variety of heat-related illnesses

Warning signs and what to do in the event of heat stress or cold stress

Prediction of Thermal Comfort and Thermal Sensation

Table adapted from ASHRAE Standard 55-1992 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

Temperature & humidity ranges that are comfortable for 80% of people engaged in sedentary activity

Supplementary Lecture Notes

Recommendations to combat and prevent many illnesses and injuries caused by cold temperatures

Helps ensure compliance with the Outdoor Heat Exposure rule, WAC 296-62-095

Cooling power of wind expressed as equivalent chill temperature

Wind chill chart, FAQ, calculator

Wind chill chart and explanation

Proper layering using light-weight and comfortable fabrics

Extensive explanation and guidelines on controlling the hazards of heat stress