Heat-Related Illnesses and Conditions

When your body is unable to cool itself, you will experience heat-related stress. There are four major heat-related illnesses that require medical action. Although there are many complications and conditions that can occur as a result of these conditions, such as hyperthermia, the main four heat-related illnesses workers should be aware of are the following:

• Heat rash
• Heat cramps
• Heat exhaustion
• Heatstroke

Heat rash and heat cramps are considered moderate, and heat exhaustion and heatstroke are potentially lethal. Understanding the causes, signs, and symptoms of these heat-related illnesses is the first way that workers can prepare for and respond to high temperatures and humidity.

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