Articles Tagged with ''heat-related illness''

Ergodyne introduced some notable updates to its Chill-Its® Line of Cooling Products today. Customers can now buy the popular Standard 6602 Evaporative Cooling Towel in bulk packages of 50 and purchase a thinner economy cooling towel at a reduced price.

Hurricane Matthew is a recent reminder for many of us that severe weather can be deadly. While all of us need to take precautions, outdoor workers are especially vulnerable. Two examples from New England show why it’s so vital that employers monitor and address the dangers extreme weather can present.

The family of a construction worker who died on the job last year was honored recently for becoming workplace safety activists in the wake of his death. At the National Conference on Worker Safety and Health (#COSHCON16) just outside Baltimore, Maryland, The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) recognized the sister and father of Roendy Granillo, who died from heat exhaustion during a heat wave in Dallas in July, 2015.

Voltgard®, a division of Saf-T-Gard International Inc., and Sqwincher, the hydration authority, are pleased to announce the winners of their International Lineman’s Rodeo Expo booth raffle prize drawing. Please join the companies in congratulating Patrick Hanes, Manager of Electric Transmission & Distribution at the Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL), and Jeremy Schneck, Lineman at Westar Energy, on their prizes. Hanes was chosen as the recipient of the PRIMOS Double Bull Bullpen, and Schneck was selected to receive the PRIMOS Bullet Proof 2 Game Camera, both worth a combined value of $436.90.

Federal investigators have cited an Indiana landscaping company in the death of a 23-year-old ground crewman who died after being hospitalized with a core body temperature above 108 degrees. OSHA investigators determined the employee collapsed after working more than nine hours in the direct sun when the heat index soared to 110 degrees near Poplar Bluff on July 22, 2016.

As Olympic fever takes hold, we would like to take the opportunity to highlight research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) that relates directly or indirectly to the athletes or their events.

The staff of Industrial Safety & Hygiene News wishes everyone a happy Independence Day. To help ensure that it’s a safe one, we pass along the following tips from the American Red Cross: