With high temperatures forecast across the province this week, WorkSafeBC is alerting employers and outdoor workers of the risk of developing symptoms of heat stress.
The occupations with the highest number of heat stress-related claims last year included landscape and horticulture workers, welders and metal fabricators, longshore, logging and forestry workers, and construction workers.
Dan Strand, WorkSafeBC Prevention Field Services Director says heat stress happens when your internal temperature increases faster than the body can cool itself.
Symptoms of heat exhaustion include excess sweating, dizziness, fainting and muscle cramps.
When you have heat stroke you may quit sweating, your breathing rate may increase, you can suffer from confusion, seizures and even cardiac arrest.
