ILL HEALTH EFFECT AT EXTREME TEMPERATURE

ILL HEALTH EFFECT WHILE WORKING IN HOT ENVIRONMENT:

1. Dehydration            ( water lost through sweating )
2. Muscle Cramps       ( salt loss through sweating )
3. Heat Stress              ( cause fainting,lethargy,headaches)
4. Heat Exhaustion 
5. Heat Stroke             ( cause hallucinations, coma and death )

Extreme temperature may also cause some other ill health effect such as 

• Skin Burns
• Cancer from exposure to sunlight
• contact with hot surfaces

Ill Health effect while working in Cold Environment :

1. Freeze burn injuries  ( contact with cold surfaces )
2. Frost Bite                  ( tissue frozen cause tissue damage, necrosis,gangrene, amputation)
3. Slip Hazards             ( floors is slippery with ice )
4. Hypothermia            ( cause shivering,mood swing,irrational behaviour,lethargy,drowsiness                                         and death )