July 16, 2024
Most 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.