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2. Definitions <br />The following definitions, as set forth by the California Occupational Safety & Health Administration, shall <br />be adopted by K/J employees in establishing effective Heat Illness Prevention measures. K/J is <br />committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. While it is recognized that several state <br />occupational safety and health programs do not require a Heat Illness Prevention Plan, K/J believes it is <br />in the best interests of all its employees to abide by the requirements set forth in the following <br />procedures. <br />"Acclimatization" means temporary adaptation of the body to work in the heat that occurs gradually <br />when a person is exposed to it. Acclimatization peaks in most people within four to fourteen days of <br />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 a <br />particular heat load, and includes heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope and heat stroke. <br />"Environmental risk factors for heat illness" means working conditions that create the possibility that <br />heat illness could occur, including air temperature, relative humidity, radiant heat from the sun and other <br />sources, conductive heat sources such as the ground, air movement, workload severity and duration, <br />protective clothing and personal protective equipment worn by 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 use of <br />prescription medications that affect the body's water retention or other physiological responses to heat. <br />"Preventative recovery period" means a period of time to recover from the heat in order to prevent <br />heat illness. <br />"Shade" means blockage of direct sunlight. Canopies, umbrellas and other temporary structures or <br />devices may be used to provide shade. One indicator that blockage is sufficient is when objects do not <br />cast a shadow in the area of blocked sunlight. Shade is not adequate when heat in the area of shade <br />defeats the purpose of shade, which is to allow the body to cool. For example, a car sitting in the sun <br />does not provide acceptable shade to a person inside it, unless the car is running with air conditioning. <br />Master Health and Safety Plan <br />hsfocad \projectshs-groj2013;1365020.01_bnst stockton plan12016 hrsc orI plathappendices appendixb_hasp;2016_hasp_2015content_final.docx