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While having water available to employees is good, water alone may not be enough to ward off dehydration – especially if some employees have high risk factors due to age, diabetes, high blood pressure, pregnancy, or obesity. According to Kerry Schimelfenig, Business Development Manager, Protective Industrial Products (PIP), “A three percent increase in dehydration can […] Read more

A serious condition if not properly managed, heat stress is the heat load to which workers are exposed in a work environment. We generally think of construction, utility, or road workers – people who work outdoors in the middle of summer – as those who need protection from high heat and humidity. Heat stress, however, […] Read more