Tank waste remediation system heat stress control program report, 1995
Abstract
Protecting employees from heat stress within tank farms during the summer months is challenging. Work constraints typically experienced in tank farms complicate the measures taken to protect employees from heat stress. TWRS-Industrial Hygiene (IH) has endeavored to control heat stress injuries by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling the factors which lead or contribute to heat stress in Tank Farms. The TWRS Heat Stress Control Program covers such areas as: employee and PIC training, communication of daily heat stress alerts to tank farm personnel, setting work/rest regimens, and the use of engineering and personal protective controls when applicable. The program has increased worker awareness of heat stress and prevention, established provisions for worker rest periods, increased drinking water availability to help ensure worker hydration, and allowed for the increased use of other protective controls to combat heat stress. The TWRS Heat Stress Control Program is the cornerstone for controlling heat stress among tank farm employees. The program has made great strides since it`s inception during the summer of 1994. Some improvements can still be made to enhance the program for the summer of 1996, such as: (1) procurement and use of personal heat stress monitoring equipment to ensure appropriate application ofmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 274911
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SD-WM-RPT-190
ON: DE96050180; TRN: 96:021046
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 28 Sep 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; WORKING CONDITIONS; SAFETY; PERSONNEL; INJURIES; TANKS; HANFORD RESERVATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; HEAT
Citation Formats
Carls, D R. Tank waste remediation system heat stress control program report, 1995. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web. doi:10.2172/274911.
Carls, D R. Tank waste remediation system heat stress control program report, 1995. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/274911
Carls, D R. 1995.
"Tank waste remediation system heat stress control program report, 1995". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/274911. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/274911.
@article{osti_274911,
title = {Tank waste remediation system heat stress control program report, 1995},
author = {Carls, D R},
abstractNote = {Protecting employees from heat stress within tank farms during the summer months is challenging. Work constraints typically experienced in tank farms complicate the measures taken to protect employees from heat stress. TWRS-Industrial Hygiene (IH) has endeavored to control heat stress injuries by anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling the factors which lead or contribute to heat stress in Tank Farms. The TWRS Heat Stress Control Program covers such areas as: employee and PIC training, communication of daily heat stress alerts to tank farm personnel, setting work/rest regimens, and the use of engineering and personal protective controls when applicable. The program has increased worker awareness of heat stress and prevention, established provisions for worker rest periods, increased drinking water availability to help ensure worker hydration, and allowed for the increased use of other protective controls to combat heat stress. The TWRS Heat Stress Control Program is the cornerstone for controlling heat stress among tank farm employees. The program has made great strides since it`s inception during the summer of 1994. Some improvements can still be made to enhance the program for the summer of 1996, such as: (1) procurement and use of personal heat stress monitoring equipment to ensure appropriate application of administrative controls, (2) decrease the need for use of containment tents and anti-contamination clothing, and (3) providing a wider variety of engineering and personal protective controls for heat stress prevention},
doi = {10.2172/274911},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/274911},
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year = {Thu Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Thu Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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