It's hot!

Hot temperatures and high humidity make working in the heat not only miserable, but dangerous, too.

Drinking plenty of water is one way to avoid dehydration and heat stress.   

  • Start your work day well hydrated.
  • Maintain hydration by regularly drinking water to keep pace with sweat loss.
  • To improve hydration, drink fluids at a faster rate than they are being lost through sweating and other means.
  • Workers exposed to heat stress need to drink between 20 ounces and one liter of water per hour.
  • Manual workers need about one liter of plain cool water per hour (supplemented by frequent meal breaks). Machinery operators need 20 ounces of water per hour.
  • Avoid caffeinated drinks.
  • Whenever possible, schedule outdoor jobs in the coolest part of the day.
  • Monitor your physical condition.