Blog

Guide to Working at Height in Texas Heat A Texas summer adds a hazard to height work that most safety literature written for mild climates never addresses. A worker standing on a ladder or a scaffold platform in direct sun in August is doing physical work in conditions that raise heart rate, reduce grip strength and slow reaction time, and every one of those changes the margin on a piece of equipment that assumes a fully capable operator. Heat on a roof or a lift is not a wellness issue. It is …