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What are the new OSHA heat requirements?
I. The Problem We Pretended Was Weather For years, heat sat in an odd category: dangerous, but never dangerous enough to regulate with specificity. Employers checked boxes—water, rest, shade—while the rest was left to culture and hope. But the climate shifted faster than the policies that governed it. On a single summer afternoon in Houston last year, the heat index hit 108°F outside. Inside a nearby warehouse, an EHS leader named Belinda watched the temperature climb above 9
Anna B. Albright
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Why Manufacturing Floors Are Getting Hotter — And What Safety Leaders Can Actually Do About It
Anyone who has spent time on a manufacturing line in the American South knows the heat doesn’t behave the way outsiders imagine. It doesn’t stay outside. It settles into the building itself. One EHS director in Houston told me her plant regularly hit the mid-90s indoors before lunch, even on days when the temperature outside hovered in the high eighties. Another described a metal-processing floor where the temperature spiked thirty to forty degrees above ambient every time th
Anna B. Albright
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Industrial Cooling Gear Explained: What Actually Works Above 100°F
Working in extreme heat is no longer just a challenge - it’s a barrier to safety and productivity. Temperatures above 85-100°F push workers to their limits. Traditional “rest and recover” protocols slow down projects and increase downtime. It’s time to change the game. Advanced cooling solutions empower teams to work safely, continuously, and comfortably. These innovations redefine personal thermal management for construction, energy, and industrial sectors. Why Advanced Cool
Anna B. Albright
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Industrial Cooling Is Broken — Why “Cooling Jackets” and Traditional Heat Protocols Can’t Handle Today’s Extreme Temperatures
Industrial work has entered a new heat era. Temperatures that once appeared a few days a year are now the weekly baseline for utility crews, refinery teams, warehouse pickers, logistics yards, construction sites, and data center builds. Traditional industrial cooling systems —fans, shade tents, evaporative stations, ice coolers—haven’t evolved nearly as fast as the heat itself. Personal cooling gear hasn’t kept pace either. Search for a “cooling jacket” or “cooling vest,” and
Anna B. Albright
4 min read
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