Hot weather can significantly increase the risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, fatigue, reduced concentration and accidents at work.
This awareness course has been designed to be delivered by health and safety advisors to their collegues who work outdoors or in hot environments.
Learners will gain an understanding of how heat affects the body, how to recognise the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness, and the simple steps that can be taken to reduce risk.
The course also covers the dangers of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, skin damage, skin cancer awareness, hydration, sunscreen use and emergency response arrangements.
This course helps organisations protect their workforce and ensure that all roads lead back to a suitable and sufficient risk assessment.
No, this course is designed to be delivered by you.
Included is a simple Risk Assessment and Toolbox Talk that you can annotate to your situation.
