Columbus, Ohio is known for its extremes. During the now brutal summer-months, we can be exposed to the dangers of heat exhaustion. Excessive heat causes accidents in many ways. It becomes more difficult to concentrate on the job, you sweat, and you get tired and start making mistakes.
OSHA Safety Compliance Training Courses
At Online OSHA Safety Training, we understand this danger and have developed, along with OSHA, the quickest guide for staying safe and alive while in the extremes of a perpetually warming planet. It matters not if you believe in the theory of Global warming as long as you have a thermometer and can read all is good.
Preventing Heat Exhaustion
Avoid consuming alcohol and ice water while working.
Drink plenty of cool fluids; citrus or fruit juices work best.
Avoid heavy, fatty-type foods.
Wear light, loose clothing.
Avoid fatigue; get plenty of rest.
Replace lost body salts.
See a doctor if you are not feeling well.
How to recognize heat exhaustion:
A person is dazed, staggers or becomes dizzy.
There is a feeling of nausea or vomiting; the person also can feel chilly.
Their face looks pale.
There is a weak pulse and body temperature is below normal.
A person is lying out unconscious.
OSHA Says What to Do:
Call for emergency medical assistance. (Review “Care For The Injured”)
Keep the victims lying down with their head lower than their feet.
Loosen the victim’s clothing.
Keep the victim warm. (Remember, one of the results is the person feels chilly.)
Give fluids if possible. Avoid ice water and alcohol. Salt solutions are best.
Very Unsafe World
Without further delay let us introduce you to the first few commandment that leads off the 10 Commandments of great safety habits so that you can get acclimated to what we are trying to dispense in this review of how to stay safe and alive in a very unsafe world.
- Create Your Very Own Safety Standards
Practice independent safety habits and do not be influenced by negative behaviors of others who may or may not have your best interests at heart even on the job as a team-orientated group.
- Operate Equipment ONLY if Well-Qualified and Well-Trained
If you operate a piece of equipment such as huge scrapers or baggers by all means please have the sense and sensibility to first ask your supervisor to train you even if it causes a stoppage in the work-flow because briefly stopping the work now will prevent a casualty or very serious injury or even death later. Use the analogy of an angler who secures all rods and gear before making the trip back in after a long day of fishing. The angler is tired, has been out in the blazing Atlantic Sun in the summer for 8-12 hours, and just wants to just kick back and point the boat in the direction of the home-port. What he does to prepare for the trip back is very important and keeps him safe from all lines and other hangers that could cause an eye accident or even worse. Take the few extra minutes to be safe.
- Respect Machinery
Recall that machines are not humans and have no emotions or no logical way of thinking and stopping themselves if your hand or finger happens to be in a way of moving imports that normally crush iron objects. Make certain that all safety guards are in place especially on saws and other chopping and cutting tools of the trade. Never be in such a hurry that you forget your great safety habits that you work so hard to obtain and retain and always look at your hands and count 10 fingers and think someone either up above or whoever you may pray to that you still have those at the end of each day.
About the Author
Bob Malhotra is the Co-Founder of onlineoshasafetytraining.com and many other sites and firms with the goal of safety training to the masses in mind at all times. As the author of this review and hundreds of others all positioned on the Internet for easy access, Bob demonstrates both his desire to cover all things safety-related and to display what he has learned through a lifetime of experience and knowledge. Bob has been in the safety-business for well over 20 years and understands both the importance of safety training as well as the Federal Requirements mandated by the Department of Labor and OSHA.
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