Document produced by the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) on how to prevent heat stress. The Humidex plan is a simplified way of protecting workers from heat stress which is ...

Information bulletin on heat stress. Heat stress is our body’s biochemical response to extreme heat or to a hot environment. It is the combination of hot working environments and the body’s metabol...

Just a few weeks into summer and dangerously hot temperatures have already led to heat alerts in many Ontario communities. @ Generally local or regional health units issue heat alerts when temper...

As more workers around the globe are exposed to extreme heat on the job greater protection and specific workplace action is urgently needed. A new report by the International Labour Organization e...

The health effects of working in extreme temperatures are too often unknown and underestimated. Left unaddressed, the impacts can be deadly. @ As summer approaches work environments can become un...

OHCOW developed this booklet on the hazards of working in the sun. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which has a shorter wavelength than either visible blue or violet light, is responsible for sunburn an...

Seasonal temperature stresses are hazardous for those who work outdoors. Transitioning from the heat of summer to fall and winter temperatures mean workers face another hazard @ the cold. @Did you...