Title: Identify procedures for reporting potential environmental hazards to appropriate personnel.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (Condensed) (14062-IIA) > Section: Preventing Injuries

Identification should include

- recognizing the hazard (e.g., heat and humidity, freezing temperatures, storm conditions, field conditions)
- identifying appropriate personnel
- identifying methods for reporting the hazard in a timely manner in accordance with site protocol.

Teacher Resources:

- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry - Virginia Occupational Safety & Health Program (DOLI-VOSH)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC
- OSHA

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does one determine the appropriate personnel to whom one should report?
- What constitutes site protocol?
- Why is it important to report hazards in a timely manner?
- What are common tools for checking the weather (e.g., Kestrel meters, Wet Bulb Globe Temperature [WBGT]), and how are they used?