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Arcadis Heat Illness Prevention Plan (HIPP) <br /> HASP Supplement <br /> Procedure for Handling a Sick Employee Continued <br /> If determined to be a non-emergency(e.g. heat cramps or heat stress)the SSO will contact <br /> WorkCare Injury Assistance Hotline 1-888-449-7787 for 1st aid medical assistance. In the <br /> event of the injury being an emergency, or potentially(e.g. Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke)contact <br /> emergency support services. <br /> 2. When an employee displays possible signs or symptoms of heat illness and no trained first aid <br /> worker or supervisor is available at the site, emergency service providers will be called. <br /> 3. Emergency service providers will be called immediately if an employee displays signs or <br /> symptoms of advanced stage heat related illness like Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke (loss of <br /> consciousness, incoherent speech, convulsions, red and hot face) or does not get better after <br /> drinking cool water in intervals of 8 ounces every 15 minutes and resting in the shade. While the <br /> ambulance is in route, assign a person to care for the injured, first aid will be administered (cool the <br /> worker by placing them in the shade, remove excess layers of clothing, place ice pack in the armpits <br /> and groin area and fan the person). A worker determined to be suffering an advanced stage of heat <br /> related illness will not be allowed to leave the site except under medical care, or as directed by a <br /> medical professional. <br /> 4. If an employee displays signs or symptoms of advanced stage heat related illness (loss of <br /> consciousness, incoherent speech, convulsions, red and hot face), and the work site is located more <br /> than 20 minutes away from a hospital, call emergency service providers, communicate the signs and <br /> symptoms of the victim, and request an Air Ambulance if necessary. <br /> Revisions, notes, amendments, and clarifications specific to this plan will be <br /> detailed in the space below: <br /> Rev 8 13 June 2019 <br />