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The Heat Stress Precautionary Measures Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Poor hydration
- No sun protection
- 2. Task briefing
- Miscommunication
- Lack of awareness on heat stress symptoms
- 3. Personal protective equipment (PPE) usage
- Ill-fitting PPE
- Inappropriate PPE for weather conditions
- 4. Break scheduling
- Insufficient breaks
- Not utilizing cool areas during breaks
- 5. Monitor environmental conditions
- Not monitoring temperatures
- Incorrect use of heat stress indices
- 6. Acclimatisation planning
- Inadequate planning
- Ignoring worker comfort and tolerance levels
- 7. Physical duties allocation
- Poor manual handling techniques
- Inadequate consideration of worker physical health conditions
- 8. Hydration station set up
- Limited access to drinking water
- Poor maintenance of hygiene standards at stations
- 9. Provide training and education
- Inadequate knowledge
- Failing to attend or understand sessions
- 10. Worksite design modifications
- Mechanical ventilation not provided where needed
- No provision of reflective surfaces where necessary
- 11. Emergency action plan
- No clear understanding of first aid measures
- No procedures in place for heat stroke cases
- 12. Fatigue management
- Ignoring signs of extreme fatigue
- inadequate rest
- 13. Monitoring workers' health
- Failure to detect and report symptoms
- Poor health monitoring procedures
- 14. Develop heat stress policy
- Inadequate communication of policy
- Failing to follow the policy
- 15. Review and improve protocols
- No regular review of processes
- Not seeking worker feedback