Temperaturas extremas y presión barométrica

Summary

This video discusses two primary physical risks: extreme temperatures and pressure. It explains how extreme heat and cold affect work environments, detailing the industries at risk, such as steel, cement, and food storage. It also covers health hazards like dehydration, frostbite, and hypothermia, offering prevention strategies like using protective clothing and monitoring exposure times. The video further examines pressure-related risks, including high-altitude oxygen deprivation and the dangers faced by divers due to barotrauma and nitrogen narcosis, emphasizing the importance of safety measures in such environments.

Takeaways

• 🌡️ Temperature is a physical risk that affects well-being, performance, and productivity at work.
• 🔥 Extreme high temperatures, or heat, can cause dehydration, burns, fainting, and heatstroke.
• ❄️ Extreme low temperatures, or cold, can lead to hypothermia and other cold-related illnesses.
• 👕 Protective clothing is essential for workers in extreme temperatures to safeguard their health.
• 🏭 Jobs at risk of high temperatures include those near furnaces, in foundries, and outdoors.
• 🧊 Jobs at risk of low temperatures include those in refrigeration, cold storage, and food conservation.
• 💧 Hydration and controlled exposure times are crucial for preventing heat-related issues.
• 🧘‍♂️ Rest and proper nutrition are important to combat the effects of cold exposure.
• 📉 Pressure is the continuous effect of molecules against a surface and can be high or low.
• 📈 High altitudes can cause oxygen deficiency and acute mountain sickness if not managed properly.
• 🌊 Diving or working underwater can lead to high pressure effects such as barotrauma and decompression sickness.