Abstract

The effects of heat stress on workers’ health and safety has been proven and public authorities are proposing actions for preventing or mitigating them. Currently, three computer-based tools are available on the IRSST’s web site, namely the computer-based tool and the Guide de prévention des coups de chaleur (Heat stroke prevention guide), the computer-based tool for Calculating the alternate work/rest regimen according to Schedule V of the ROHS, and the one for Calculating the alternate work/rest regimen according to the 2007 recommendations of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).
The aim of this project is to verify the relevance of certain thermal indices, which would provide OHS practitioners with a complete and well-documented set of tools, in order to facilitate the management of work situations in a context of heat stress.