015 - Building A Cold Weather Layering System for Winter Work

09/26/23 • 3 min

In this quick-hitting episode we’ll take you through the essentials of staying warm & productive in cold working environments. Plus, we’ll hit you with a winter work fact that’ll shock you to the core. Ok, maybe that’s being a bit dramatic, but still, we wouldn’t have guessed it ourselves.

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Radio Free Tenacity - 015 - Building A Cold Weather Layering System for Winter Work

Transcript

00:00:05:27 - 00:00:34:00
Al
Welcome everybody, to Radio Free Tenacity, the Voice of Worker Safety. Talking today about staying warm and productive in cold conditions. Now, you might think, what's the big deal? It's cold outside, I'm going to find myself the warmest gear I can. Boom, end of podcast. But what you might not know, is that the number one problem workers have when working out in cold conditions is... plot twist, overheating.
00:00:34:24 - 00:00:57:26
Al
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