Heat Safety and Production [1125]
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2018
Time: 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center
Room: B230

Speakers:
   Roy White, VP of Products, Breezer Mobile Cooling

Track: Agriculture and Green Industries
Secondary Track: Safety Management
Session Type: Educational Session
Skill Level: Intermediate

Description:

Heat is a risk factor for people and equipment, especially in an agricultural environment.  This session covers identification of heat-stress symptoms, how to evaluate for risks of heat stress, how to reduce those risks and how to create a heat-safety plan for various agricultural businesses such as farms, elevators, animal production, landscape and produce markets.



Learning Objectives:
Identify conditions, symptoms and treatment of heat stress including heat exhaustion and heat stroke
Describe how to evaluate and monitor your workplace for workers' risk for heat stress
Discuss how to reduce the risk of heat stress in your work place
Summarize how to develop a plan for how your organization will manage heat safety

CEU Hours:  
  IACET: 0.1
  HRCI: 1
  BWC Discount Programs: 1





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