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Adjusting to Work in the Heat: Why Acclimatization Matters

  • by Suzette Smiley-Jewell
  • June 15, 2016
A good heat illness prevention plan takes into account the need for more breaks, a cool place to rest, the availability of fluids, and the careful allotment of time for a worker to become fully adjusted or acclimatized to the heat.
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