Prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures can result in injuries as serious as frostbite and hypothermia. ESIS, Inc., the risk management services arm of ACE USA, recently released a top ten list of precautions construction and other outdoor workers should take when exposed to cold weather. "Cold weather takes away body heat. Too much heat loss can cause the inner body temperature to fall to dangerously low levels causing hypothermia and even death," said Steven Di Pilla, Director of Research and Development for ESIS Risk Control Services. About 700 deaths a year are attributed to hypothermi...
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