Safety

Stay Cool: Managing Construction Worker Heat Stress on the Summer Jobsite
August is upon us and so are the most grueling days of heat waves. Make sure your workers are prepared to stay cool on the jobsite.
By Ronda McCarthy
August 6, 2025
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Safety
by Ronda McCarthy
Ronda McCarthy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, is a national expert on occupational chemical and physical exposures. She leads a panel of Concentra medical experts that provides guidance to clinicians and employers on toxic and environmental exposures. Her expertise extends to risk mitigation of hazardous chemical and physical exposures and the identification and treatment of associated diseases and conditions. Dr. McCarthy is a published author, researcher, a frequent occupational and environmental health conference speaker, and a past Congressional witness on occupational heat-related illness. She received her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and completed occupational medicine training at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.
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