On this episode of The Safety Meeting’s Safety Lab, we look at a recently published study by the  Workers Compensation Research Institute, “The Impact of Excessive Heat on the Frequency of Work-related Injuries.” We unpack the study to see how increasing temperatures might be creating risks in the workplace that are often overlooked.

• (00:14) The Impact of Excessive Heat on Workplace Safety
• (01:04) Direct and Indirect Injuries
• (03:48) Temperature and Injury Rates
• (05:56) Regional Differences in Heat-Related Injuries
• (07:45) Industry-Specific Heat Impacts
• (10:29) Mitigating Heat Risks in the Workplace

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