The Safety Brief

Cooling Shirts, PPE For The Heat


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Cooling shirts are a water cooled PPE for working in heat. They are used by industrial workers, athletes and medical professionals for comfort and to avoid heat illness. The shirts have a system of narrow tubes which circulate cool water through an ice pack.

There are mobile and stationary types, offered by many manufacturers. Listen to this podcast to hear the costs, names of manufacturers and what OSHA thinks of these Auxiliary Body Cooling systems.

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The Safety BriefBy Dan Clark. Brief safety industry updates and tips for the safety manager.