TX DWC Offers Information On Protection Against Heat-Related Illnesses

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) urges Texas employers to help prevent heat-related injuries and illnesses. Dangers exist for people working outdoors, such as sun-damage to fatal conditions.

In 2007, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), heat-related illnesses resulted in three work-related fatalities in Texas, exposure to environmental heat was a factor in 280 work-related nonfatal injuries or illnesses requiring days off from work, and the highest number of nonfatal heat-related incidents occurred with workers engaged in installation, maintenance and repair (130).

You can download information regarding the prevention of heat-related injuries HERE.