Keep Your Cool While Working Outdoors In The Sun & Extreme Heat With These Safety Tips!

As summer approaches, so do the dangers of working outside during hot weather.

Summer heat can be dangerous - even deadly - if you don't take the proper precautions. Knowing how to work safely in hot weather can help prevent heat stress injuries and heat stroke, the most serious heat-related disorder. Heat stroke occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature. When this occurs, body temperature can rise to 106° F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes. If emergency treatment is not provided, heat stroke can cause death or permanent disability.

Symptoms of heat stroke include:

-An extremely high body temperature (higher than 103° F)
-Red, hot and dry skin with no visible sweating

-Rapid, strong pulse

-Throbbing headache

-Dizziness and/or nausea

-Unconsciousness

Stay Safe And Have A Great Summer!

 

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