- Issued: May 2010
- Revised: May 2012
- Content last reviewed: May 2012
Heat stress can happen when hot, humid conditions and physical activity overcomes your body’s natural cooling system. You might suffer cramps and fainting, or even serious heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat stroke can kill quickly.
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- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Prevent Heat Stress
- Health & Safety Ontario: Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA): Heat Stress
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- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Hot Environments - Health Effects
- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) - Humidex-based heat response plan
[100 Kb] - Ministry of the Environment: Air Quality Ontario Smog Advisories
- United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA Technical Manual: Heat Stress
- Environment Canada
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