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Kennedy,°:Jenks Consultants <br /> Section 2: Definitions <br /> The following definitions, as set forth by the California Occupational Safety& Health <br /> Administration, shall be adopted by K/J employees in establishing effective Heat Illness <br /> Prevention measures. K/J is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. While it <br /> is recognized that several state occupational safety and health programs do not require a Heat <br /> Illness Prevention Plan, K/J believes it is in the best interests of all its employees to abide by the <br /> requirements set forth in the following procedures. <br /> "Acclimatization" means temporary adaptation of the body to work in the heat that occurs <br /> gradually when a person is exposed to it. Acclimatization peaks in most people within four to <br /> fourteen days of regular work for at least two hours per day in the heat. <br /> "Heat Illness" means a serious medical condition resulting from the body's inability to cope with <br /> a particular heat load, and includes heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope and heat <br /> stroke. <br /> "Environmental risk factors for heat illness" means working conditions that create the <br /> possibility that heat illness could occur, including air temperature, relative humidity, radiant heat <br /> from the sun and other sources, conductive heat sources such as the ground, air movement, <br /> workload severity and duration, protective clothing and personal protective equipment worn by <br /> employees. <br /> "Personal risk factors for heat illness" means factors such as an individual's age, degree of <br /> acclimatization, health, water consumption, alcohol consumption, caffeine consumption, and <br /> use of prescription medications that affect the body's water retention or other physiological <br /> responses to heat. <br /> "Preventative recovery period" means a period of time to recover from the heat in order to <br /> prevent heat illness. <br /> "Shade" means blockage of direct sunlight. Canopies, umbrellas and other temporary <br /> structures or devices may be used to provide shade. One indicator that blockage is sufficient is <br /> when objects do not cast a shadow in the area of blocked sunlight. Shade is not adequate when <br /> heat in the area of shade defeats the purpose of shade, which is to allow the body to cool. For <br /> example, a car sitting in the sun does not provide acceptable shade to a person inside it, unless <br /> the car is running with air conditioning. <br /> Heat Illness Prevention Program <br /> Kennedy/Jenks Consultants©,November 2013 Page 3 <br /> g:Yagaq�atlmin4ob\1T13B$g1(1.00_bnsM4pa�atlilinNa¢p\atlachmentay haaOlhesspmgram.doc <br />