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Mike Arnold Interviewed by EHS Today on Heat Stress

Posted by proforma on May 1, 2008  |  No Comments

EHS Today, the magazine for environmental, health and safety leaders, in this article, “Creating a Pipeline to Heat Stress Prevention.”

Mike talked about workers having to handle metal equipment, stand on steel decks and walk around steel structures in areas that heat up very quickly. He recommends that oil and gas and petrochemical companies implement safeguards such as installing insulation and barriers like wire mesh to protect workers from heat exposure burns.

Arnold also says he watches very closely when his clients’ drilling rigs are located in wooded areas. This can become a risky situation, he says, as tall trees can block the breeze and produce a work environment filled with stagnant, hot air.

“These are certainly areas and situations companies should be vigilant about,” Arnold says.