With summer heat approaching, awareness of employees exposed to heat in their workplace becomes more important.

Although illness from exposure to heat is preventable, thousands in the US become sick from occupational heat exposure every year, in some cases the results are fatal.

The image is a safety brief from Harvard Protection Services titled "Staying Safe in the Heat" from July 2023. It discusses heat-related emergencies in the workplace, including risk factors, symptoms of heat illness, and preventive measures provided by security services.
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