Workers who are required to do their jobs in extremely hot environments — from construction sites to chemical plants and offshore oil rigs — can be at risk of serious heat-related injuries and illnesses. Selecting the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for your employees is an important first step in helping to prevent such occurrences and a related work stoppage.

According to OSHA, any process or job site that is likely to raise workers’ deep core temperature (often listed as higher than 100.4˚F) raises the risk of heat stress.1 OSHA also states that thousands of workers become sick from occupational heat exposure each year, but that these cases are often preventable.2