The Problem of Heat Stress Protection
" Extreme weather is leading to more injury hospitalisations, with heat being the main cause. " - Australian Institute for Health and Welfare
"With the exception of Tasmania, exposure to excessive natural heat was the most common cause leading to injury hospitalisation for all states and territories. From 2019 to 2022, there were 2,143 hospital admissions related to extreme heat." - AIHW
Extreme temperatures
" Since 2001, the number of extreme heat records in Australia has outnumbered extreme cool records by almost 3 to 1 for daytime maximum temperatures."
-CSIRO
Working in heat
"As a person conducting a business or undertaking, you have a duty to keep workers and your workplace safe from the risks of working in heat. " - SWA
Polartec Delta
POLARTEC® DELTA™ FEATURES AN INNOVATIVE COMPOSITION THAT REGULATES DRY TIMES AND ALLOWS BETTER BREATHABILITY WHEN WET.
Delta's specialized knit construction uses both hydrophobic and hydrophilic yarns for more advanced control of moisture dispersal. These patent-pending radiating knit structures keep you cooler in hot conditions by increasing airflow to dissipate heat.
Freezable gel packs
Available in department stores, chemists and even your meal delivery boxes. Storing a bank of frozen gel packs on site is an affordable and effective way to cool workers with Outback Mask.
Heat waves are Australia's deadliest natural hazard.
" ...extreme heat has been the most significant natural hazard of those listed in Australia in terms of fatalities, with the exception of disease epidemics and, since 1900, responsible for approximately 55% of fatalities caused by Australian natural hazards.