The Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW) is offering a free heat stress toolkit designed for those who work outdoors.

WSPS offers downloadable guide to help workplaces implement a comprehensive approach to assessing potential heat stress hazards linked to Covid-19.

Learn to recognize the symptoms and protect yourself from the physical health effects of heat stress.

It is recommended that outdoor workers develop a workplace heat stress prevention plan.

When heat is combined with other stresses such as hard physical work, loss of fluids, fatigue or some medical conditions, it may lead to heat–related illness, disability and even death.

Ontario’s real hot spells seldom last long enough for workers to acclimatize, so common sense and training are critical to prevention.