Preventing Heat Stress. From: Foundry Management & Technology | Date: June 1, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Penton Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

As summer temperatures approach owners, managers, and especially workers should know how to beat the heat, reduce accidents, and possibly save lives.

In today's business world, and especially in the foundry industry, it is imperative for companies to implement and enforce effective safety programs to not only follow OSHA standards and reduce lost time accidents, but to avoid potentially dangerous working conditions for their employees.

Unfortunately, even som...

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