Heat Stress In The Workplace
Examples of workplaces where people might suffer
from heat stress because of the hot environment
created by the process, or restricted spaces are:
● glass and rubber manufacturing plants;
● mines;
● compressed air tunnels;
● conventional and nuclear power plants;
● foundries and smelting operations;
● brick-firing and ceramics plants;
● boiler rooms;
● bakeries and catering kitchens;
● laundries
Confined Space
A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (e.g. lack of oxygen)