Integrating wearable physiological monitoring devices into heat stress management plans has emerged as an innovative solution to evaluate heat strain. Employing physiological monitoring for workers exposed to heat can provide individual-level data to allow health and safety decisions to be made based on workers’ physiological responses, complementing other heat stress mitigation strategies. This webinar will highlight the use of physiological monitoring in heat stress management, explore the advantages and disadvantages, and dive into the key factors to consider when implementing physiological monitoring systems to evaluate heat strain.

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Describe the multi-purpose use of physiological monitoring to assess heat strain.
• Discuss the benefits of using physiological monitoring, such as collecting real-time, individual data.
• Recognize the challenges of physiological monitoring to assess heat strain, such as device accuracy, privacy, and user acceptance.
• Summarize considerations when implementing physiological monitoring systems to measure heat strain.

Faculty
Margaret Morrissey-Basler, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Providence College 
Nothing to Disclose

Kenji Saito, MD, JD, FACOEM
Founder/President LiveWell WorkWell, a MedLaw LLC company  
Discloses: former employee with stocks relationship with P&G; Owner of MedLaw LLC relationship with MedLaw LLC 

This educational activity is designed for a diverse group of healthcare professionals, including but not limited to:

This webinar is a recording of a live webinar from September 16, 2024.