Fringe Friday: Turning Up the Heat (Safely)!

Source: EHS Today

Sometimes our editors find items that are not exactly "heat treat" but do deal with interesting developments in one of our key markets: aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, or general manufacturing. To celebrate getting to the “fringe” of the weekend, Heat Treat Today presents today’s Heat Treat Fringe Friday best of the web article that identifies ten ways you can keep yourself and your people safe from constant heat exposure.

An excerpt:

When the body cannot stay cool, the inner core temperature rises too high and body systems break down, resulting in heat illness. Heat illness can range in severity from minor heat rash, sunburn and heat cramps to heat syncope (fainting), heat exhaustion, Rhabdomyolysis (loss of muscle tissue) and heat stroke, which can be fatal. Heat can also be an underlying cause of other types of workplace injuries, such as falls and equipment accidents

Read more at: "10 Key Elements for a Workplace Heat Safety Program"


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