HEAT STRESS MONITORING PROGRAM Flashcards
WHEN DOES HEAT STRESS BECOME EXCESSIVE?
THE BODY’S CAPABILITY TO ADJUST IS EXCEEDED
RESULTS IN INCREASED BODY TEMP
WHAT ARE THE 4 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT CAUSE HEAT STRESS
- THERMAL RADIATION
- VENTILATION
- HUMIDTY
- AIR/SEA WATER TEMP
DEFINE ACCLIMATIZATION
THE ACT OF BECOMING ACUSTOMED TO TEMPATURE OR NEW ENVIROMENT
WHAT IS THE PERIOD FOR ACCLIMATIZATION?
3 WEEKS
WHAT ARE THE PERSONAL FACTORS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT STRESS?
- PAST HEAT INJURIES
- CURRENT HEALTH
- EXERCISE/FLUID INTAKE
- MEDICATION
- ALCOHOL
- LACK OF SLEEP
- DRUGS
THE MOST COMMON LOCATIONS OF HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS ARE:
- MACHINERY SPACES
- LAUNDRIES
- SCULLERIES
- GALLEYS
- INCINERATOR ROOM
- FLIGHT DECKS
CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTORS TO HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS
- STEAM/WATER LEAKS
- BOILER AIR CASTING LEAKS
- MISSING/DETERIORATED THERMAL INSULATION
- VENTILATION DEFICIENCIES
- WEATHER CONDITIONS
- ARDUOUS OPERATION
WHAT DETERMINES MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
PHYSIOLOGICAL HEAT EXPOSURE LIMIT (PHEL) CHART
WHO ESTABLISHES THE PHEL CURVES
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST AND NAVSEA
-WHEN A CLASS OF SHIPS IS DESIGNED AND PLACED INTO SERVICE
WHO DETERMINES INDIVIDUAL HEAT STRESS CONDITION LOCATIONS
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
THE ____ CREATE A LOCALLY PREPARED FORM USING THE ______ AS A GUIDE FOR INFOMATION AND ROUTING
LOCAL COMMAND
OPNAVINST 5100.19
WHAT ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE OPERATIONS?
LIGHT WORK
- SWEEPING
- PAINTING
- CLEANING LUBE OIL STRAINERS
HEAT STRESS IS ANY COMBINATION OF
___________ WHICH STRESS THE BODY AS IT ATTEMPTS TO REGULATE
- AIR TEMP
- THERMAL RADIATION
- HUMIDITY
- AIRFLOW
- WORK LOAD
THIS RULE APPLIES TO ASSIGNING THE “NON-ROUTINE OPERATIONS” PHEL CURVE
WHEN WILL YOU USE IT
USE THE NEXT HIGHER PHEL
**WHEN VENTILATION IS DOWN
WHAT ARE ECC EXERCISES
EVACUATION CONTROL CENTER DRILLS
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF A HEAVY WORK LOAD
- REPLACING LARGE VALVES
- CLEANING LUBE OIL DUMPS
- DISASSEMBLY OR RESSEMBLY OF LARGE OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME PERSONNEL MAY WORK IN HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS AT A GIVEN WORKLOAD?
STAY TIME (WORK/REST CYCLES)
DEFINED AS A MINIMUM OF TWICE THE STAY TIME AS DETERMINED BY PHEL OR ___ HOURS, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER
RECOVERY TIME
WHAT ARE FUEL COMBUSTION GASES (STACK GAS)
COMBUSTION GASES WHICH MAY ACCUMULATE IN A SPACE DUE TO INADEQUATE VENTILATION OR MACHINERY MALFUNCTION
SIGNS AND SX OF FUEL COMBUSTION GAS
- WATERY EYES
- DYSPNEA
- TINGLING/NUMBESS ON TIPS
- MILD SENSATION OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
FUEL COMBUSTION SIGNS AND SX GUIDELINES AND ACTIONS
- REDUCE EXPOSURE LIMITS IF 2 OR MORE SX ARE PRESENT
- NEW PHEL, USE THE RIGHT CHART, OR DIVIDE CURRENT PHEL STAY TIME BY 3
WHO MUST PROVIDE HEAT STRESS TRAINING FOR ALL NEWLY REPORTING PERSONNEL?
WHEN IS THIS DONE?
MDR
DURING INDOC
ANNUALLY AFTER
WHAT MUST THE HEAT STRESS TRAINING CONTAIN?
- HAZARDS
- SX OF EXPOSURE
- FIRST AID
- MONITORING
- CAUSES
HEAT STRESS MONITORS MUST RECEIVE TRAINING WITHIN _____ UPON ASSIGNMENT
** WHERE TO FIND THE TRAINING**
- 12 WEEKS
- PQS 318
WHAT ARE THE 4 REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING REPORTING HEAT STRESS INJURIES
- ACCIDENT & INJURY REPORT
- REPORT TO NAVAL SAFETY CENTER, USE WESS
- REPORT THROUGH NAVAL DISEASE REPORTING SYSTEM (NDRS)
- USE MER FORMAT IF NO ACCESS TO NDRS
ALL HEALTH STRESS MONITORING REPORTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE?
SMDR
ON HEAT STRESS SURVEYS
THE SUPERVISOR OR EOOW WILL MAKE NOTION OF?
ANY EXISTING PROBLEMS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
SURVEYS WITH REDUCED STAY TIMES MUST BE
ROUTED THROUGH COC
CO NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO CHANGE
SMDR WILL KEEP HEAT SURVEY REPORTS FOR?
1 YEAR
WHAT MEASURES AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE
DRY BULB
THE HANGING DRY BULB MUST BE WITH HOW MANY DEGREES OF THE WBGT
5 DEGREES
WHAT ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN IF THE HANGING DB IS NOT WITHIN 5 DEGREES
SHALL BE RE-POSITIONED
IF THE DB DOES NOT EXCEED ____ DEGREES HOW OFTEN DOES IT NEED TO BE READ?
85 DEGREES F
4 HOURS
THE DB TEMPERATURE MUST BE READ AND RECORDED HOURLY WHEN?
- HEAT CASUALTIES
- IF DB EXCEEDS 85 DEGREES F
DB TEMPERATURES OF ____ OR HIGHER ARE CIRCLED IN RED
100 DEGREES F
WHAT DOES THE WET BULB TEMPERATURE SENSOR MEASURE
HUMIDITY
WHAT IS A MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HEAT STRESS) THAT HELPS TO DETERMINE PHEL
WBGT INDEX
EQUATION FOR WBGT
(0.1 X DB)+(0.7 X WB)+(0.2XGT)
REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS
PHEL I THROUGH III WHEN WATCH WORK LENGTH IS 4 HOURS OR LESS AND DB IS EQUAL OR GREATER THAN ____
100 DEGREES
REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS
PHEL I THROUGH III WHEN WORK LENGTH IS GREATER THAN 4 HOURS AND DB IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ____ DEGREES
90 DEGREES
REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS
PHEL IV THROUGH VI AND DB IS EQUAL OR GREATER THAN ____ DEGREES
85 DEGREES
YOU MUST COMPLETE A SURVEY WHEN WHAT REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS ARE MET?
- IN ANY SPACE WHERE A HEAT CASUALTY OCCURS
- DURING A DRILL LONGER THAN 3 HOURS IN DURATION
- WHEN DIRECTED BY CO
DO YOU COMPLETE A FOLLOW ON SURVEY IF:
THE SURVEY RESULTED IN A STAY TIME GREATER THAN THE DURATION OF THE NORMAL WATCH/WORK PERIOD AND DID NOT REQUIRE A CHANGE FROM NORMAL WATCH/WORK TIMES
NO
UNLESS THE DB TEMP INCREASES BY MORE THAN 5 DEGREES FROM THE HANGING DB IN PREVIOUS SURVEY
IS A FOLLOW ON SURVEY REQUIRED IF A SURVEY RESULTED IN
A PHEL STAY TIME LESS THAN THE DURATION OF THE WATCH/WORK TIME
ADJUST THE WATCH/WORK DURATION
NO FURTHER SURVEY UNLESS THE DB INCREASES BY 5 OR RETURNS TO NORMAL
WHAT IS THE ACCEPTABLE CALIBRATION RANGE FOR A RSS-220 WBGT METER
+/- 0.2 DEGREES F
HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT FOR INTIAL DB READINGS FOR THE RSS-220
5 MINUTES
HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT FOR SUBSEQUENT READINGS ON THE RSS-220
3 MINUTES
HOLD THE RSS-220 WBGT METER AT ______ LEVEL AND APPROX ______ AWAY FROM THE BODY
CHEST LEVEL
1 FOOT
HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT BEFORE TAKING AN INITIAL READING FOR THE QUESTEMP 48N MONITOR
10 MINUTES
IF THE QUESTEMP 48N MONITOR IS MOVED FROM SITE TO SITE THE METER MUST STAY AT EACH SITE FOR HOW LONG TO CALIBRATE?
5 MINUTES
SHIPS WITH AN AUTOMATED HEAT STRESS SYSTEM (AHSS) INSTALLED, MUST KEEP HOW MANY PORTABLE WBGT METERS ABOARD
2
WHEN RECORDING WBGT READINGS, WHAT IS DOCUMENTED
- LOCATION
- HANGING DB
- ALL INDIVIDUAL TEMP READINGS (DB,WB,GT)
- WBGT INDEX
- DETERMINED EXPOSURE LIMIT
- NEXT WBGT MONITORING TIME
- WATER AVAILABILITY
- MANUAL WBGT INDEX
- DISCREPANCIES
ON THE RECORDED WBGT READINGS, WHAT DO YOU CIRCLE IN RED
ALL EXPOSURE LIMITS LESS THAN THE WATCH PERIOD