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July 16, 2024Most workers come to work dehydrated and end their shifts more dehydrated than when they started.
In the demanding environments of industrial workspaces, heat stress emerges as a formidable adversary against worker safety and productivity. Heat stress, exacerbated by high temperatures and humidity, can severely impair the human body’s ability to regulate temperature, leading to dangerous health conditions such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. And unfortunately, this challenge to employees and employers alike is only expected to become a greater challenge in the years to come.
Worker Productivity
Should a worksite stay open during a day’s heat wave if the labor productivity for that day is at 50%?
These kinds of questions are becoming increasingly relevant, particularly as the number of heat waves is expected to continue to rise, globally. -
July 16, 2024The National Safety Council (NSC) recently released Safety Technology 2024, which examined trends in workplace hazards and safety technology implementation since 2020.
Key findings include:
Increased exposure to risks: Both employers and employees reported an increased likelihood of exposure to all workplace risks included in the survey – such as fatigue, heavy equipment operation and working at height – with the most significant increases reported by employees.
Fatigue remains the top risk across industries and the largest contributor to injuries in the workplace. While workplace violence is considered the least likely exposure, concern over these incidents significantly increased from 2020 to 2023.
Enhanced technology applicability and consideration: Across all surveyed technologies, employers reported these solutions to be relevant
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