Working Outside in the Canadian Winter

Working Outside in the Canadian Winter

During the winter months in Canada, the weather can get extremely cold, and workers in industries such as construction, transportation, and electrical utilities face the risk of experiencing cold stress. On this episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast, Jasmine Kalsi, IHSA’s Occupational Hygienist, discusses cold stress, which occurs when the human body's core temperature drops below 37 degrees Celsius. Cold stress can result in cold-related illnesses, tissue damage, and even death.

Jasmine explains that extended exposures to cold can occur in locations such as roofs, unheated cabs, bridges, projects near large bodies of water, high buildings open to the wind, and working in refrigerated rooms, vessels, and containers. Cold stress can result in two major illnesses: hypothermia and frostbite. Hypothermia occurs when the body cannot maintain its core temperature due to constricting blood vessels, while frostbite is caused by exposure to severe cold or contact with extremely cold surfaces.


Jasmine further discusses the responsibilities of employers to take reasonable precautions to protect workers from cold stress. Controls that can be implemented include training, safety talks, providing appropriate protective clothing, providing hot beverages and heated shelters or breakrooms, and creating a cold stress prevention plan.

Free Resources

OHCOW Cold Stress Calculator

WorkSafe Saskatchewan - Working in Cold Conditions

CCOHS Cold Environments – ACGIH Wind Chill Temperature Index

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