Sarah Webster
06-17-2009, 02:36 PM
GTA Environmental, Health and Safety Network
Working Together and Exchanging Best Practices
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists defines the term heat stress as “the net (overall) heat burden on the body from the combination of the body heat generated while working, environmental sources (air temperature, humidity, air movement, radiation from the sun or hot surfaces/sources) and clothing requirements.” Heat stress may occur in many workplaces depending on the hot processes present or hot and humid weather. May to September are considered to be the hot and humid months of the calendar year, so it’s important to develop and implement heat stress policies and procedures to protect workers whether it is a heat stress control plan or a hot weather plan.
Come and learn about how to develop and implement a Heat Stress Control Plan and Hot Weather Plan.
Steve Barnett, Vice President at Pinchin Environmental Ltd, practices in the area of Industrial Hygiene. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Registered Occupational Hygienist. Steve has twenty years experience as an Occupational Hygienist and has developed and implemented Heat Stress policies and procedures in a variety of industry sectors. Steve Barnett will be the guest speaker for the July meeting. He will discuss how to develop and implement a Heat Stress Control Plan and Hot Weather Plan; group discussion is to follow.
The GTA Environmental, Health and Safety Network meeting will be
When? Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where? Siemens Canada Limited
2185 Derry Road West
Mississauga, Ontario
Cost? Free
To confirm your attendance, reply to sarah.k.webster@gmail.com.
Reference
American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists. (2008). 2008 TLVs and BEIs: Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. Cincinnati, Ohio: Author. P. 217
Working Together and Exchanging Best Practices
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists defines the term heat stress as “the net (overall) heat burden on the body from the combination of the body heat generated while working, environmental sources (air temperature, humidity, air movement, radiation from the sun or hot surfaces/sources) and clothing requirements.” Heat stress may occur in many workplaces depending on the hot processes present or hot and humid weather. May to September are considered to be the hot and humid months of the calendar year, so it’s important to develop and implement heat stress policies and procedures to protect workers whether it is a heat stress control plan or a hot weather plan.
Come and learn about how to develop and implement a Heat Stress Control Plan and Hot Weather Plan.
Steve Barnett, Vice President at Pinchin Environmental Ltd, practices in the area of Industrial Hygiene. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Registered Occupational Hygienist. Steve has twenty years experience as an Occupational Hygienist and has developed and implemented Heat Stress policies and procedures in a variety of industry sectors. Steve Barnett will be the guest speaker for the July meeting. He will discuss how to develop and implement a Heat Stress Control Plan and Hot Weather Plan; group discussion is to follow.
The GTA Environmental, Health and Safety Network meeting will be
When? Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where? Siemens Canada Limited
2185 Derry Road West
Mississauga, Ontario
Cost? Free
To confirm your attendance, reply to sarah.k.webster@gmail.com.
Reference
American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists. (2008). 2008 TLVs and BEIs: Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. Cincinnati, Ohio: Author. P. 217