TRAINING COURSE:
Cold Stress
Course Category: Hazards
Course description: People who are exposed to cold or wet conditions sometimes can’t keep their body warm, which leads to cold stress. This course discusses the factors that increase cold stress as well as what frostbite, trench foot, and hypothermia are and how they are treated. This course also illustrates safe work practices to help with the prevention of cold stress.
Course syllabus: By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the three types of cold stress, which are frostbite, trench foot, and hypothermia
- Describe the primary causes of cold stress
- Identify the factors that affect how a person tolerates cold temperatures
- Describe the signs, symptoms, and treatments for all three types of cold stress
- List the methods to prevent cold stress
*This course is discounted for NATE members.
