Heat Stress & Fatalities

            Recently while scanning some research material relating to consequences of heat exposure, I came across an interesting letter from a group called “Public Citizen” … Continue Reading →

The Physiological Assessment: One goal but many paths.

            In a recent conversation with a colleague on the topic of physiological monitoring the discussion touched on the lack of a formal method for … Continue Reading →

The Heat Stress Risk Phone App.

                  A heat stress phone app for the non-technical user is here. What started out as a one page training guide for … Continue Reading →

Use and abuse of heat stress limits

            Management of heat stress can approached from a number of ways. Two of the most popular are: Using heat stress indices to apply limits … Continue Reading →

Chronic illness associated with heat stress

          Ask someone to name illnesses or conditions resulting from exposure to heat and most people seem to be able to mention one or more of … Continue Reading →

Specific gravity as a monitoring tool in heat stress management.

            Hydration and fluid levels play a major role in the management of heat related illnesses. It then follows that being able to measure the … Continue Reading →

Physiological monitoring for heat stress – The answer or more questions?

              In the three step approach to managing heat stress the third method applied is physiological monitoring. Basically it involves monitoring the heat strain … Continue Reading →

The Impact of Heat Stress on Safety Incidents.

Are you under estimating the impact of heat stress on your safety incidents? We tend to mainly focus on heat illness when we think about heat stress but there is … Continue Reading →

Heat Stress, what to drink?

If I was to be asked “what is the most frequent question you get in relation to heat stress?” I could respond without hesitation. It would have to be “What … Continue Reading →

What is a Heat Stress Index?

              In simple terms, a heat stress index is a method used to estimate the impact of the thermal environment on a person. Some … Continue Reading →