Outdoor safety is important for health. Staying safe outside could be engaging in outdoor activities for work or play.
Outdoor Play and Safety for Children
Outdoor play can have many benefits for children's healthy development, but spending time outside also comes with risks of illness and injury. Care providers can help keep children safe while they learn and stay active outside.
Ways to keep children safe and healthy
- Protect children from sun and heat
- Protect children from bug bites
- Protect children from injuries outdoors
- Protect children from germs in the water
Working Safely Outdoors
The Maine CDC emphasizes the importance of working safely outdoors by providing guidelines for outdoor workers to identify hazards and prevent exposure. Employers should train workers on how to manage these hazards based on the type of work, geographic region, and season.
- Outdoor workers are exposed to many types of hazards due to their work.
- Employers should train outdoor workers on identifying hazards and how to prevent and control their exposures.
- Variations in weather patterns can impact worker safety and health.
Workers and Heat Illness
In hot conditions workers can easily become ill or injured. Find out what workers and employers can do to recognize heat illness and take measures to prevent it.
Recognize Heat Illness
Heat-related illnesses happen when your body cannot cool itself. Some heat illnesses are mild, like heat rash, sunburn, and heat cramps. Others like heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and dehydration can be severe or even life-threatening and may require emergency medical care. Find out about each type of heat illness and what you can do if you think you or someone else is sick because of heat.
- Heat stroke
- Heat exhaustion
- Dehydration
- Heat cramps
- Sunburn
- Heat rash