Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
4004
Course Name
Cold Working Environments - Preventing Hypothermia and Frostbite
Contact Hours
1.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Inservco Insurance Services, Inc.
Primary Contact
Charles Baker
cbaker@pnat.com
6102564440 Ext.
Website
Description
Personnel risks of cold working enviroments is grossly understated in many safety applications. This program is intended to provide practical options for handling exposures from evaluating conditions. Determining proper dress, work/rest cycles and to recognize symptoms. The St. Bernard with the wiskey cask around its neck is so far from true response on this issue, we need to provide best practices to prevent hypothermia and frostbite from cold working environments.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Cold exposure situations
* Hypothermia
* Preventing hypothermia
* Treating hypothermia
* Frostbite
* Frostbite prevention
* Treating frostbite
*up schedules
* General guidelines for working in cold weather
Target Audience
Any w/wwt treatment worker subject to cold temperature working conditions, field personnel and safety directors
Training Format
Classroom