Summertime safety tips.(avoiding heat stress)

Combat Edge | May 1, 2009| | Copyright

Recently while painting my home I had a close call with heat stress. The local temperature was moderate when I began the job in the morning; however, it rapidly warmed up. In my hurry to finish, I failed to notice how hot it had gotten until I started developing symptoms of heat stress. Fortunately, I became aware of it and took a break to cool off and get some ice water. Here are some heat related things to watch for when working in hot and humid conditions:

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