Working outdoors when it’s hot can create an array of safety challenges that firms and individuals need to be aware of and plan for. Some of the key issues include sun and UV-ray exposure, heat, Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases, West Nile Virus, and poison ivy and related plants. Each of these issues is expanded upon in this GBA Best Practices monograph, developed by GBA’s Construction-Materials Engineering and Testing Business Council and the GBA Safety Committee. Each issue is explained. Appropriate preventives are offered.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, first aid, heat-related disorders, Lyme disease, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, outdoor work, poison ivy, sunburn, tick-borne illnesses, urushiol, UV-ray exposure
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