INSIGHTS: Safety

A Guide to How to Hydrate Fast
Hydration is incredibly important to both your short and long-term health. Adequate hydration provides so many benefits they are difficult to list. Hydration helps to lubricate your joints and thins your blood, which eases the load on your heart, improves...
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A Guide to Extreme Hot Weather Clothing for Work
Environmental factors play an outsized role in an individual’s performance at work. Extreme heat has a physiological effect on the body, which in turn, affects the brain. This can lead to slower reaction times, reduced physical output, slower cognition, and...
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How to Stay Cool Working in the Heat
Heat-related injuries – heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke – can happen to anyone. As a full-time paramedic, I have personally treated a number of heat-related injuries, and they can be nasty. These injuries can occur anytime the body...
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