Fluid Replacement Facts
Dehydration is a loss of fluids and electrolytes – minerals such as sodium, calcium, and potassium – that the body needs to function. Hydration, the process of absorbing water, is vital to maintaining cardiovascular health, proper body temperature, and muscle…
Video: Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses
As the temperature rises this summer and we continue to perform our regular job duties, the potential for heat-related illnesses increases dramatically. Collectively known as heat stress, these illnesses are serious and can even cause death in some cases. Your…
Photo of the day: working in heat and Humidex Rating
Whether it’s a foundry, a bustling restaurant kitchen, or outdoors in the summer months, a hot environment can overwhelm a body’s ability to deal with heat, leading to a variety of illnesses. Whenever possible, employers should take measures to protect…
Heat Stress: Working Safely in the Heat
Working in hot conditions can easily bring on heat-related illnesses if we aren’t proactive in preventing them. So it is important to understand that heat stress and heat-related illness can cause more than just discomfort. If it’s not treated early…
How is wind chill calculated?
Q: How is wind chill calculated? A: Heat stress is a commonly recognized problem, and many employers have put protective measures in place to reduce their workers’ risk of developing heart-related problems. Cold stress, however, is a much less widely…
How do cooling towels work?
Q: How do cooling towels work? A: Working in hot environments presents its challenges, one of which heat exhaustion and heat stroke. According to OSHA, heat stroke was the likely cause of 18 workplace fatalities in 2018 and 13 in 2017. For this reason,…
Work Locations That Make Hydration More Difficult and how to solve
Proper hydration is essential in any workplace, but some are more demanding than others. Those who work on construction sites, in contaminated working areas, manufacturing facilities, confined spaces, outdoor work environments, and hot or poorly ventilated indoor environments will need…
How does dehydration impact workplace safety?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Q:How does dehydration impact workplace safety? A:Up to 60% of the adult human body is water. Water plays a role in most bodily functions including lubricating your eyes and joints, keeping your skin healthy, helping to eliminate body toxins,…
E-Books:Hot Weather Survival Guide
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Hot temperatures and summer recreation go hand in hand. Who doesn’t love a warm day at the beach or laying back on the hammock in the shade with a nice cold drink? But if you’re not careful the heat…
Severe Weather Plan guideline
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Construction projects always exposed to many adverse weather condition which can affect negatively on the safety of workers and property so here we offer guideline of establishing Sever weather plan to provide the safety & welfare of employees and prevention…
OSHA NIOSH Heat Safety Tool:Safety APP.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you’re working in the heat, safety comes first. With the OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool, you have vital safety information available whenever and wherever you need it – right on your mobile phone. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row xt_row_type=”in-container” xt_border_top=”0″ xt_pattern_opacity=”100″ css=”.vc_custom_1494663199000{margin-bottom: 4px !important;border-top-width:…
The Heat Is On! 6 Tips to Beat the Summer Heat
[vc_row xt_row_type=”in-container” xt_border_top=”0″ xt_pattern_opacity=”100″ css=”.vc_custom_1492506885226{margin: 2px !important;padding: 1px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1492503653707{padding: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text]To keep your workforce safe and productive, employers must educate employees and supervisors alike about the potential dangers of intense heat during the dog days of summer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row xt_row_type=”in-container” xt_border_top=”0″…
Tips to prevent heat illness -Safety Moment #5
[vc_row xt_row_type=”in-container” xt_border_top=”0″ xt_pattern_opacity=”100″ css=”.vc_custom_1492506885226{margin: 2px !important;padding: 1px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1492503653707{padding: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Washington – A new video from OSHA aims to inform workers of all ages about the importance of taking precautions against heat illness.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row xt_row_type=”in-container” xt_border_top=”0″ xt_pattern_opacity=”100″][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”S.M#5 : Tips…
