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Close-up photo of an outdoor thermometer with its red needle indicating a temperature of one hundred degrees outside.

Protect workers from indoor and outdoor heat

What first comes to your mind when thinking about occupational heat hazards? Many will think about outdoor work in the summertime. The 2023 summer season has greeted us with extreme heat advisories, watches, and warnings. By late June, more than a third, or 36% of the U.S. population, was covered by one of these heat alerts on a single day! You don’t need to wait until June or be outside to consider heat when developing your job hazard analysis (JHA).

July 10, 2023USF SafetyFlorida

A co-worker comforts a colleague in distress at her desk.

Mental health in society and the workplace

USF SafetyFlorida Consultant Clarence Rodrigues discusses the impact of mental health on workers and how symptoms can be managed.

April 4, 2023USF SafetyFlorida

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