Posts tagged heat exhaustion
Chill-Its® Evaporative Cooling Bandanas for Heat Stress
09 months ago
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Wow, what a summer! Record heat waves throughout the country, and a spike in cases of heat stress, heat exhaustion, even heat stroke. Fortunately, there’s a product that can help: Chill-Its® Evaporative Cooling Bandanas from Ergodyne®.
These bandanas use The Science of Evaporation to create a cooling effect
Chill-Its® Evaporative Cooling Bandana
that helps to cool off outdoor workers on these hot summer days. Just soak one in cold water for a minute or two. An advanced PVA material built into the bandana absorbs and holds a large amount of water, which then begins to evaporate away, cooling the wearer as it does. This cooling effect lasts for hours, and it can be easily reactivated simply by resoaking the bandana in cold water. In fact, a Chill-Its Bandana can be resoaked and reused hundreds of times.
Chill-Its® Evaporative Cooling Bandana in blue
Chill-Its Evaporative Cooling Bandanas come in a number of different colors and designs, from Cowboy Red and Blue to Hi Vis Lime Green and even the Stars and Stripes of Old GLory. They are indispensible for folks who work outside in the hot summer sun, folks who are at risk for heat stress, heat stroke, even sun stroke.
Chill-Its® Evaporative Cooling Bandana in Stars and Stripes
So don’t take any chances in this heat. Get yourself a Chill-Its Evaporative Cooling Bandana from Ergodyne and be cool. You can find them at eSafetyStore.com. Click Here to go right to the page.
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Boonie Hat with Neck Shade and Classic Bucket Flap for Sun Protection
010 months ago
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Heat stress, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, sun stroke – these are all bad things. And if you’re an outdoor worker, if you work outdoors in the summer sun, you know how dangerous these conditions can be. You know that you need sun protection. And a great place to start your search for sun protection is with a sun protection hat.
Bucket Flap Sun Protection Boonie Hat with Neck Shade
We suggest the classic wide-brim Bucket Boonie Sun Hat with Neck Shade. It’s made of a blend of 65% cotton and 35% nylon that looks and wears like canvas. The attached 8” neck shade hangs down in back to provide the back of your neck with protection from the sun, so that’s one place you won’t need sunscreen protection.
The crown features a built-in sweatband to help keep the sweat out of your eyes. Four metal screened ventilation ports in the crown allow hot-air buildup to escape, which helps to keep your head cool, and that helps prevent heat stress.
Snaps on either side of the crown correspond with snaps on the brim, allowing the brim to be folded up and snapped against the crown. Snap up one side of the brim for that Australian Military look, or snap up both sides to create the classic ranger hat.
Don’t worry about windy days blowing your boonie hat off. Just tighten up the adjustable chin string snugly under your chin. The small barrel lock on the string will hold it in place.
Yes, working outside in the hot summer sun can be risky business. So be sure to practice sun safety. Stay hydrated, wear light, well-ventilated clothing, get into the shade when you can, and above all, protect your head from the dangerous effects of direct sunlight with a proper sun protection hat, and we recommend the Bucket Flap Sun Protection Boonie Hat with Neck Shade.
You can buy this hat and other hats for outdoor workers, including Ranger Style Sun Hats and Hi Vis Ventilated Mesh Baseball Caps, at eSafetyStore.com. Click Here to go directly to the Boonie Hat.
Cooling and Hydration in an ANSI Class 2 Surveyor’s Vest
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Working outside on a hot day near oncoming traffic? This vest from Vinatronics might just be the perfect vest for you.
High Visibility
First of all, it’s a bright green/yellow ANSI Class 2 high visibility polyester safety vest with 3M™ Scotchlite™ silver reflective stripes. If you’re working near oncoming traffic, or anywhere that it’s a good idea to be easily seen, any light source (like a car’s headlights, for example) is going to light you up like a Christmas tree. If you’re wearing this hi vis vest, people are going to see you. And you know, if you’re working near traffic, you definitely want the drivers to be able to see you.
Surveyor’s Vest
Second, it’s a Surveyor’s Vest, so it’s loaded with pockets – seven, to be exact, plenty of places to put your stuff. There’s a pocket for your cell phone, and even a huge zippered pocket across the small of the back where you can stick an entire clipboard.
Vinatronics Cooling Hydration Vests
Cooling Apparel
But here’s where it gets really good. This vest is also Cooling Apparel. To keep you cool and help avoid heat stress, the vest has two large pockets that hold freezer gel packs called Ice Bricks. Put the Ice Bricks in the freezer overnight, then stick them back in their special designated pockets, and they will help to keep you cool all day.
With a Hydration Pack
And last, but certainly not least, this vest has a Camelbak® drinking water reservoir built into the back. Now it’s hot, so you’re going to get thirsty, right? So you carry your own drinking water in the Camelbak reservoir. Just fill up the leakproof 50-oz long neck reservoir and slide it into its pouch on the back of the vest. A long drinking tube runs from the Camelbak reservoir, up over your shoulder and down the front of the vest, where it’s handy to get to. So when you feel thirsty and need some water, just put the end of the drinking tube in your mouth, bite down on the special valve, and rehydrate with a long drink of water. Another good way to help avoid heat stroke.
Four Vests In One
So you can see what a versatile vest this is. It’s high visibility, so oncoming traffic can see you and avoid running you down. It’s loaded with pockets for storing your personal stuff. It’s got the freezer gel packs to help keep you cool on a hot day. And it’s got the drinking water reservoir so you can keep yourself hydrated. Oh, and one more thing. It’s made in the U.S.A. So like I said, if you’re working outside near oncoming traffic on a hot day, this is the vest for you! You can find it at eSafetyStore.com. Click here.