Summer is here, bringing with it heat-related dangers for scrap plant workers. This review shows how to keep their temperature down and their productivity and morale up.The mercury is rising, and scrap operators concerned about employees, productivity, and profits must recognize the dangers of heat-related illnesses.Some 2,702 U.S. workers missed more than 5,400 days of work in 1999 due to heat-related illnesses, according to a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Importantly, more than 50 percent of those workers came from work environments similar to those found in the scrap industry.
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