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Get ideas from these summer safety tips for your next safety meeting or toolbox talk. Topics include hydration, heat illness, insects, poisonous plants, fires, lightning, tornadoes and more.
One serious risk of outdoor work is Lyme disease, which is spread when individuals are bitten by infected ticks. Initial symptoms of the disease include fever, headache, fatigue and skin rash.
In hot weather, wearing a harness can become uncomfortable. Are there ways a worker can alter his or her harness to become less restrictive and increase breathability? Are there other measures that can be taken to avoid heat stress?