Key Heat Illness Definitions

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

Acclimatization: A temporary protective physiological adjustment to heat exposure which can develop in most people within four to 10 days after exposure to at least two hours per day of working in heat.Conductive heat load: Heat transmitted to the body by direct contact with a hot surface.Dry bulb air temperature: The temperature of the air as measured by a thermal sensor shielded from direct exposure to sources of radiant energy, such as the sun and hot pro

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