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If you work on an outdoor jobsite, spending long periods of time under the hot sun can become uncomfortable and dangerous as time goes on.
As you spend more time in warm, humid, or hot conditions, your body can become more and more exhausted if proper cooling and recovery methods aren’t initiated. This can cause you to develop a serious heat illness like heat exhaustion or heat stroke, the latter of which is a medical emergency that needs to be treated immediately.
You’re also more susceptible if you haven’t acclimated your body to the heat or you have a pre-existing medical condition like high blood pressure or allergies. This is because certain medications or conditions can weaken your body’s ability to regulate body temperature. This makes it incredibly important to find ways to minimize heat stress and contact with direct sunlight on the job.
Shading products can block the sun while working in hot conditions and help you cool down while recovering from the heat. Magid offers shading PPE for your head and neck as well as shading equipment for your jobsite from our own line of innovative products as well as from other prominent PPE brands.
Shading products from Occunomix can help protect you from damaging UV rays, even in environments that require you to wear a hard hat. Neck shades that fit most hard hats help keep you cooler and are made with high-visibility colors to help you stand out and be seen on the jobsite.
If you need sun protection in addition to cooling relief, our Magid Cool Powered by Mission® Cooling Sun Defender Hat gives you reactivatable cooling as well as shade for your head and neck. Made with HydroActive™ Instant Cooling Technology and a lightweight, breathable fabric, this hat cools to 30⁰ below average body temperature and activates in under 60 seconds. It also provides UPF 50 protection to block up to 98% of harmful UV rays.
If you work outdoors, heat safety experts recommend establishing an area of the jobsite as a body cooling station where you can get out of the heat and recover from prolonged heat exposure. As part of a comprehensive plan to keep workers safe, you can stock these stations with cold, wet towels and hydration options like water and electrolyte-replacing beverages like Sqwincher®.
When creating your jobsite’s body cooling station, consider work umbrellas and pop-up tents that offer quick and portable relief.
Whether you need cooling PPE, or cooling equipment for the jobsite, browse our selection of shading products today!
