Heat Stress in Construction Environments

This online course on Heat Stress in Construction Environments discusses how the body’s cooling system operates and responds to heat, types of heat-related illnesses and how to treat them, and how to prepare to work in hot construction environments safely. It also provides practical guidance on how to assist coworkers suffering from heat-related illnesses. Our bodies are strong, flexible and capable of performing a variety of demanding tasks… but heat stress can interfere with its natural processes. When this happens, the results can be serious, even fatal. But they don’t have to be. Areas covered in the course include how heat affects the body’s “cooling system”, types of heat-related illnesses and their symptoms, treating heat-related illnesses, how to prepare for working in hot 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

Approximately 30 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.