Heat exhaustion

Hazards

• A heat illness involving heavy sweating, weakness, dizziness, nausea, or similar symptoms.

Controls

• Move to cooling, provide trained first aid, monitor, and obtain medical help promptly.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Move to cooling, provide trained first aid, monitor, and obtain medical help promptly.

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