Best Practices of Heat Stress

Title translated into English

Best Practices of Heat Stress

Film: Duration in minutes

6 minutes

Product description

The case study video will feature 6-7 characters mainly factories workers who will share good heat stress practices, heat stress hazards and health risks and how these can be avoided. The video through lights on the following thematic areas: • Working under direct exposure to sun light • Exposure to direct heat due to absence of job rotation • Absence of proper ventilation system • Not wearing heat proof clothing and using cold refuges • Not taking short breaks • Not calculating heat index calculation • Exposure to machines which produce severe heat

Aims and objectives

The purpose of the campaign is to: a) raise the threat perception of workers with respect to ergonomics and heat stress; b) raise the efficacy of Workers to adopt preventive measure with respect to ergonomics and heat Stress; c) raise the efficacy to implement, supervise and refine the preventive measures with respect to ergonomics and heat stress; and d) enhance the buy in of owners to invest in specialized policy for heat stress and ergonomics

Target audience

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Supervisors and managers, OSH specialists

Contact details Editor / Production company

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Office No. 03, 11th Floor, Tricon Corporate Centre, 73 – E, Main Jail Road, Gulberg – II, Lahore, Pakistan-05459 Lahore
+92 302 8595192 - +92 302 8595192 Sadiq.Akbar@giz.de https://www.giz.de/de/html/index.html