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Unit 6 Thermal Stress Flashcards

1
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What AFI Governs Thermal Stress

A

AFI 48-151

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2
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What Program is Governed by AFI 48-151

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Thermal Stress Program

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What role does the Unit Commander fulfil in the TSP

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Provision and management of appropriate work, Training and information to all assigned personnel

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4
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What Role do Workplace Supervisor fulfil?

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Ensure Compliance with occupational safety, fire prevention, and health program requirements

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5
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What role do Workers fulfil?

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Comply or die, Know and understand importance of hydration standards

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6
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Heat Stress

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The total Heat load a worker may be exposed to

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7
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Heat Strain

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The Physiological Response from heat stress

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8
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Cold Stress

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When an Environment and/or personal conditions remove body heat and decrease body temp

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9
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What is Metabolism?

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10
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What is Radiation?

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The radiating heat from solid bodies

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What is Convection?

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Transfer of heat in a moving fluid or air

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12
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What is Conduction?

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When two solid bodies make contact, heat flows from warmer body to cooler one

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13
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What is Evaporation?

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Removal of heat via vaporization of liquid

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14
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What is Heat illness

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A broad term for any person that succumbs to a rise of core temp

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15
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What is a Heat stroke and what causes it?

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Most serious heat related disorder, caused by body’s inability to displace heat

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16
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What is Heat Exhaustion and what causes it?

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Caused by depletion of bodily fluids due to excessive heat

17
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What is Heat Syncope and what causes it

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Heat Syncope (Aka Fainting) results from exposure to high temp

18
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Heat cramps

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Cramps or spasm as a result from strenuous activty

19
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What causes heat rashes?

A

Common in hot environment, caused by long uninterrupted sweating and inadequate hygiene

20
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What Causes Sunburn?

A

Very painful and increases chances of heat casualties

21
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Heat cramps

A

Cramps or spasm as a result from strenuous activity

22
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What the First Response of the body when exposed to cold temp?

A

Reduce blood flow through the skin

23
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What is the Second response when the body is exposed to cold temp?

A

Shivering to build heat.

24
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What is Hypothermia?

A

When heat loss is higher than heat production

25
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Frostbite

A

When the Skin/tissue’s freeze. Commonly Hands and Feet at temps of 30 F or higher due to wind chill factors

26
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Frostnip

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Does not cause tissue loss, marked by numbness and whiteness of the skin

27
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Trench Foot

A

Caused by immersion into cold and wet with prolonged walking on boggy ground

28
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What are the 4 Components in Heat stress assessment

A

Air temp, Humidity, Air speed, Radiant Heat

29
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What tool measure Thermal Stress?

A

WBGT

30
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What are some Heat stress controls

A

Engineering controls, Administrative control, PPE

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