Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
Rope access technicians who are exposed to hot and dry or hot and humid conditions, O.4.1.2 outdoors or indoors (e.g. near a furnace), are at risk of hyperthermia (not to be confused with hypothermia) and dehydration, with related illnesses such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash. The risk becomes greater as the temperature and humidity increase, especially for workers who have not been given time to adapt from more temperate conditions. Rope access technicians working outdoors in such conditions can also be at risk of over-exposure to ultra-violet radiation, which can result in sunburn, eye damage, and, more seriously, skin cancer, see O.5.