You might be the toughest roughneck around, but a good dose of heat stress can quickly tame anyone’s bravado. Heat — whether from the sun or from your work environment — can create a life-threatening emergency. That’s why workers in the oil and gas industry should be trained to prevent heat illness and to recognize early symptoms such as:

• excessive fatigue

• light-headedness

• irritability

• lack of coordination

• altered judgment

These symptoms can not only lead to more serious effects, they can result in serious injuries and death on the job. Several personal risk factors determine your susceptibility to heat stress. These include:

• lack of […]

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