HEAT STRESS MONITORING PROGRAM Flashcards

1
Q

WHEN DOES HEAT STRESS BECOME EXCESSIVE?

A

THE BODY’S CAPABILITY TO ADJUST IS EXCEEDED

RESULTS IN INCREASED BODY TEMP

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WHAT ARE THE 4 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT CAUSE HEAT STRESS

A
  • THERMAL RADIATION
  • VENTILATION
  • HUMIDTY
  • AIR/SEA WATER TEMP
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3
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DEFINE ACCLIMATIZATION

A

THE ACT OF BECOMING ACUSTOMED TO TEMPATURE OR NEW ENVIROMENT

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4
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WHAT IS THE PERIOD FOR ACCLIMATIZATION?

A

3 WEEKS

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5
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WHAT ARE THE PERSONAL FACTORS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT STRESS?

A
  • PAST HEAT INJURIES
  • CURRENT HEALTH
  • EXERCISE/FLUID INTAKE
  • MEDICATION
  • ALCOHOL
  • LACK OF SLEEP
  • DRUGS
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6
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THE MOST COMMON LOCATIONS OF HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS ARE:

A
  • MACHINERY SPACES
  • LAUNDRIES
  • SCULLERIES
  • GALLEYS
  • INCINERATOR ROOM
  • FLIGHT DECKS
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7
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CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTORS TO HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS

A
  • STEAM/WATER LEAKS
  • BOILER AIR CASTING LEAKS
  • MISSING/DETERIORATED THERMAL INSULATION
  • VENTILATION DEFICIENCIES
  • WEATHER CONDITIONS
  • ARDUOUS OPERATION
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8
Q

WHAT DETERMINES MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE

A

PHYSIOLOGICAL HEAT EXPOSURE LIMIT (PHEL) CHART

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9
Q

WHO ESTABLISHES THE PHEL CURVES

A

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST AND NAVSEA

-WHEN A CLASS OF SHIPS IS DESIGNED AND PLACED INTO SERVICE

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10
Q

WHO DETERMINES INDIVIDUAL HEAT STRESS CONDITION LOCATIONS

A

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST

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11
Q

THE ____ CREATE A LOCALLY PREPARED FORM USING THE ______ AS A GUIDE FOR INFOMATION AND ROUTING

A

LOCAL COMMAND

OPNAVINST 5100.19

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11
Q

WHAT ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE OPERATIONS?

A

LIGHT WORK

  • SWEEPING
  • PAINTING
  • CLEANING LUBE OIL STRAINERS
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12
Q

HEAT STRESS IS ANY COMBINATION OF

___________ WHICH STRESS THE BODY AS IT ATTEMPTS TO REGULATE

A
  • AIR TEMP
  • THERMAL RADIATION
  • HUMIDITY
  • AIRFLOW
  • WORK LOAD
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13
Q

THIS RULE APPLIES TO ASSIGNING THE “NON-ROUTINE OPERATIONS” PHEL CURVE

WHEN WILL YOU USE IT

A

USE THE NEXT HIGHER PHEL

**WHEN VENTILATION IS DOWN

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14
Q

WHAT ARE ECC EXERCISES

A

EVACUATION CONTROL CENTER DRILLS

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15
Q

WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF A HEAVY WORK LOAD

A
  • REPLACING LARGE VALVES
  • CLEANING LUBE OIL DUMPS
  • DISASSEMBLY OR RESSEMBLY OF LARGE OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT
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16
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TIME PERSONNEL MAY WORK IN HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS AT A GIVEN WORKLOAD?

A

STAY TIME (WORK/REST CYCLES)

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17
Q

DEFINED AS A MINIMUM OF TWICE THE STAY TIME AS DETERMINED BY PHEL OR ___ HOURS, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER

A

RECOVERY TIME

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18
Q

WHAT ARE FUEL COMBUSTION GASES (STACK GAS)

A

COMBUSTION GASES WHICH MAY ACCUMULATE IN A SPACE DUE TO INADEQUATE VENTILATION OR MACHINERY MALFUNCTION

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19
Q

SIGNS AND SX OF FUEL COMBUSTION GAS

A
  • WATERY EYES
  • DYSPNEA
  • TINGLING/NUMBESS ON TIPS
  • MILD SENSATION OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
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20
Q

FUEL COMBUSTION SIGNS AND SX GUIDELINES AND ACTIONS

A
  • REDUCE EXPOSURE LIMITS IF 2 OR MORE SX ARE PRESENT

- NEW PHEL, USE THE RIGHT CHART, OR DIVIDE CURRENT PHEL STAY TIME BY 3

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21
Q

WHO MUST PROVIDE HEAT STRESS TRAINING FOR ALL NEWLY REPORTING PERSONNEL?
WHEN IS THIS DONE?

A

MDR
DURING INDOC
ANNUALLY AFTER

22
Q

WHAT MUST THE HEAT STRESS TRAINING CONTAIN?

A
  • HAZARDS
  • SX OF EXPOSURE
  • FIRST AID
  • MONITORING
  • CAUSES
23
Q

HEAT STRESS MONITORS MUST RECEIVE TRAINING WITHIN _____ UPON ASSIGNMENT
** WHERE TO FIND THE TRAINING**

A
  • 12 WEEKS

- PQS 318

24
Q

WHAT ARE THE 4 REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING REPORTING HEAT STRESS INJURIES

A
  • 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
25
Q

ALL HEALTH STRESS MONITORING REPORTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE?

A

SMDR

26
Q

ON HEAT STRESS SURVEYS

THE SUPERVISOR OR EOOW WILL MAKE NOTION OF?

A

ANY EXISTING PROBLEMS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS

27
Q

SURVEYS WITH REDUCED STAY TIMES MUST BE

A

ROUTED THROUGH COC

CO NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO CHANGE

28
Q

SMDR WILL KEEP HEAT SURVEY REPORTS FOR?

A

1 YEAR

29
Q

WHAT MEASURES AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE

A

DRY BULB

30
Q

THE HANGING DRY BULB MUST BE WITH HOW MANY DEGREES OF THE WBGT

A

5 DEGREES

31
Q

WHAT ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN IF THE HANGING DB IS NOT WITHIN 5 DEGREES

A

SHALL BE RE-POSITIONED

32
Q

IF THE DB DOES NOT EXCEED ____ DEGREES HOW OFTEN DOES IT NEED TO BE READ?

A

85 DEGREES F

4 HOURS

33
Q

THE DB TEMPERATURE MUST BE READ AND RECORDED HOURLY WHEN?

A
  • HEAT CASUALTIES

- IF DB EXCEEDS 85 DEGREES F

34
Q

DB TEMPERATURES OF ____ OR HIGHER ARE CIRCLED IN RED

A

100 DEGREES F

35
Q

WHAT DOES THE WET BULB TEMPERATURE SENSOR MEASURE

A

HUMIDITY

36
Q

WHAT IS A MEASUREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (HEAT STRESS) THAT HELPS TO DETERMINE PHEL

A

WBGT INDEX

37
Q

EQUATION FOR WBGT

A

(0.1 X DB)+(0.7 X WB)+(0.2XGT)

38
Q

REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS

PHEL I THROUGH III WHEN WATCH WORK LENGTH IS 4 HOURS OR LESS AND DB IS EQUAL OR GREATER THAN ____

A

100 DEGREES

39
Q

REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS

PHEL I THROUGH III WHEN WORK LENGTH IS GREATER THAN 4 HOURS AND DB IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ____ DEGREES

A

90 DEGREES

40
Q

REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS

PHEL IV THROUGH VI AND DB IS EQUAL OR GREATER THAN ____ DEGREES

A

85 DEGREES

41
Q

YOU MUST COMPLETE A SURVEY WHEN WHAT REQUIRED MONITORING CONDITIONS ARE MET?

A
  • IN ANY SPACE WHERE A HEAT CASUALTY OCCURS
  • DURING A DRILL LONGER THAN 3 HOURS IN DURATION
  • WHEN DIRECTED BY CO
42
Q

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

A

NO

UNLESS THE DB TEMP INCREASES BY MORE THAN 5 DEGREES FROM THE HANGING DB IN PREVIOUS SURVEY

43
Q

IS A FOLLOW ON SURVEY REQUIRED IF A SURVEY RESULTED IN

A PHEL STAY TIME LESS THAN THE DURATION OF THE WATCH/WORK TIME

A

ADJUST THE WATCH/WORK DURATION

NO FURTHER SURVEY UNLESS THE DB INCREASES BY 5 OR RETURNS TO NORMAL

44
Q

WHAT IS THE ACCEPTABLE CALIBRATION RANGE FOR A RSS-220 WBGT METER

A

+/- 0.2 DEGREES F

45
Q

HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT FOR INTIAL DB READINGS FOR THE RSS-220

A

5 MINUTES

46
Q

HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT FOR SUBSEQUENT READINGS ON THE RSS-220

A

3 MINUTES

47
Q

HOLD THE RSS-220 WBGT METER AT ______ LEVEL AND APPROX ______ AWAY FROM THE BODY

A

CHEST LEVEL

1 FOOT

48
Q

HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT BEFORE TAKING AN INITIAL READING FOR THE QUESTEMP 48N MONITOR

A

10 MINUTES

49
Q

IF THE QUESTEMP 48N MONITOR IS MOVED FROM SITE TO SITE THE METER MUST STAY AT EACH SITE FOR HOW LONG TO CALIBRATE?

A

5 MINUTES

50
Q

SHIPS WITH AN AUTOMATED HEAT STRESS SYSTEM (AHSS) INSTALLED, MUST KEEP HOW MANY PORTABLE WBGT METERS ABOARD

A

2

51
Q

WHEN RECORDING WBGT READINGS, WHAT IS DOCUMENTED

A
  • 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
52
Q

ON THE RECORDED WBGT READINGS, WHAT DO YOU CIRCLE IN RED

A

ALL EXPOSURE LIMITS LESS THAN THE WATCH PERIOD