Indoor Workers Can Also Get Heat Illness; Here’s How to Protect Them
| posted in BlogAs temperatures soar this summer, it’s not only outdoor workers that toil under the sun who are at risk of heat illness. Workers in warehouses, boiler rooms and factories are also susceptible to heat illness, which can cause severe symptoms – and even death. The temperature inside these facilities can often exceed 80 degrees, the threshold at which employers with outdoor workers are required by Cal/OSHA to take certain steps to protect their workers from heat illness. And on extreme heat days, even the air conditioners can sometimes not keep up with cooling down the building, making workers uncomfortable and…
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