Cold Stress - Resources

Government Resources

CDC Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety
Information on how to prepare indoors and outdoors for extreme cold.

OSHA Winter Weather: Plan. Equip. Train.
Preventing slips and falls on snow and ice.

OSHA Tips to Protect Workers in Cold Environments
Various flyers and press releases.

OSHA Sawmill eTool: Cold Stresses
Descriptions of hazards and controls.

National Ag Safety Database (NASD) Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries
Traveling in cold weather conditions can be life threatening.

NASD Cold Weather Exposure
Flyer and quiz for learning to recognize the symptoms and to know the results of overexposure to the cold, and take precautions to prevent overexposure.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Winter Storms: A Preparedness Guide
Preparedness guide on the dangers of winter weather and life-saving action you can take.

NOAA National Weather Service Winter Resources

The Windchill Temperature index uses advances in science, technology, and computer modeling to provide an accurate, understandable, and useful formula for calculating the dangers from winter winds and freezing temperatures.

Additional Resources

American National Standards Institute - Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment: Medical Supervision of Individuals Exposed to Extreme Hot or Cold Environments
This International Standard provides advice to those concerned with the safety of human exposures to extreme hot or cold thermal environments.

Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Labor Standards and Safety - Cold Stress
Physical agent data sheets on hypothermia and frostbite.