Often overlooked as a condition of workplace safety, heat exposure can lead to a variety of workplace accidents and serious injury.  Furthermore, heat exposure can lead to dehydration, which further increases a worker’s risk of accident and injury.

Extreme heat and dehydration can cause a number of symptoms including dizziness, blurred vision, sweaty palms, fatigue and disorientation.  All of these symptoms have the ability to negatively affect a worker’s performance and challenge their safety in both indoor and outdoor work environments.

Furthermore, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, and fainting all can lead to accidents and injuries on the job.

Research shows that about 80 percent of people wake up in the morning dehydrated.  Experts say that only a 2 percent dehydration level causes blurred vision and only a 4 percent dehydration level causes a 23 percent delay in reaction time.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of a workplace accident where a workplace safety violation occurred, contact the Philadelphia workers’ compensation lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 215-238-1130 today.