During a cold spell, providing the workers with the most suitable PPE articles its the way to prevent them against all the risks originated by low temperatures. Outfitting yourself with the best workwear and safety shoes will avoid most of the possible problems caused by extreme cold.
SAFETY FOOTWEAR
The most appropriated footwear to work with low temperatures will avoid loosing the heat and contributes creating a fullfilling microclimate for the users feet, it will allow the workers to develop their activities without risk.
A good safety footwear should have to:
Isolate against the cold, the wind and humidity.
Breathe and disipate part of the extra-heat generated by the users during their working hours.
Be comfortable and let the workers do their jobs as confy as possible, not being too heavy or bulky aswell.
WORKWEAR
To be able to work properly, the user need stable body temperatures, so choosing the right outfit combination is the key.
Moreover, our body temperature gets higher as fast as we develop our job , so we will react activating our cooling system: Perspiration. (Water evaporation through our skin, also called sweat.)
For that reason, we’ll follow “the rule of the three layers”, a combination of three layers that will let us being dry and confortable during the workday.
DIET
One of the most important factors and mostly unnoticed is the diet.
We should follow a calorie rich diet and increase the quantity of hot / warm beverages, without caffeine and alcohol free in order not to get dehydrated.
In addition to all this tips, when it comes to prepare ourselfs against the cold is advisable to pause your activity inside a warm and isolated place to recover ourselfs from the low temperatures.
Working on cold temperatures is considered as a risk for your health, so its important to follow all these simple tips mentioned above and be extremely cautious.
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