SubscribeHeat effects lead to health risks and jeopardise assignments.
The need to wear protective clothing means that personnel are confronted with severe heat effects. And that means extreme physical and mental strain. The result is health risks and the body becomes quickly fatigued.
- Field tests with inhalation protection users, extreme physical strain, 25°C.
- 10 °C Ǿ Temperature difference using procool under protective suit.
The Risks
First signs of such strain are headaches, dizziness and nausea. Later, symptoms like a quickening pulse and a drop in blood pressure can occur to the point of unconsciousness.
The result is short deployments and early pullout.
Employers are legally obliged to ensure the health and safety of employees by taking measures to protect them at work.
The use of procool units, the innovation in the realm of personal cooling systems, makes it possible for the wearers of protective clothing, in the chemical industry, for instance, to remain on duty for longer.
