As a city worker, I appreciate the new ideas. As for the gloves, you gotta call the boss and ask him to bring a few pairs out to the job. Hopefully he has to run to the big box store to get some. Buys at least an hour. Great video!
I work in industrial construction inside a running refinery. I have to wear long sleeves and long pants or suffer constant first degree burns from all the uninsulated steam pipes this 60 year old plant has. Not to mention that thanks to all of the missing insulation, our safety man measured 182 degrees Fahrenheit last week Monday on one of the upper floors. The only way to beat that heat is to just not be in it.
182 degrees will literally bake your organs from the inside out. How your factory/plant is allowed to operate at those temps is beyond absurd and dangerous. I would report it immediately.
OOF my guy, When i was in the Navy i had to stand watch in the freaking dumbass dark blue NWU uniform we still used back then, with a flak vest, m4, m9, and a whole bunch of other gear in the 140 degree heat of the middle east, i feel your pain. I just carried a gallon jug of water around, IDK if that's an option for you.
I do that as well. Work for a a rigging company. I work in foundrys and lead plants all the time. there are times that its 150 degrees and we have to weld. They give us freeze vest, and we weld for 15 mins and come down to get a drink. repeat that till the job is done
@@formoney5255 this is just clearly exaggeration. The highest recorded heat in the world is 134 degrees. You couldn't have stood in 140 degree heat regularly or at all
Regarding the delay with the slippery board thing. Rather than suggesting you should get gloves, feign a huge sliver encounter. Then you have the plausible deniability needed to spend extra time in the truck while getting the gloves you should've had to begin with. You're welcome... 😉 p.s. That way you don't need to actually break your leg.
Well sure. I mean, I actually (truly accidentally, not joking) cut my hand once a week or so, it's an extra smoke break and a 10 cent bandaid. Then back to chorin
Nothing says "Leave me the fuck alone" like feigning digging at your hand with a pair of needlenose or a knife for a couple minutes when you need a breather and then going to grab some gloves, lol.
I've done roofing all year round for 17+ years and we've buried the needle on a thermometer at over 145' F some days, I'm not sure but I don't believe the body can take much more than that .stay safe fellas
I believe it could be every bit of that. I carried a 3M digital laser thermometer for my work. It was 159° F on my driveway surface! I wondered why my dog was tip-toeing.
I was shingle roofing in Northern Kentucky in1976and 77 that winter the blizzard came coldest I rember it was 16 below 0 we missed 2 days becouse the Interstate was shut down.
I work at a hardware store in the lumberyard out in the heat. Even not working at an actual construction site, I actually use some of these techniques.
California plumber here, we do a lot of schools and we’re running gas pipe on top to feed all the units on the roof. Long sleeves wet them down before you put it on get that swamp cooler effect. I also get one of those under armor material neck gators and wet that thing down too put it around your neck and up into your hard hat. Shot works man I used to run short sleeves all summer until I started listening to the roofers they converted me haha
Did construction for a little over 10 years in Phoenix. Somehow for most of my summer working I was in a Fab at Intel. But I did have my share of outside work too in the heat. A few times I had to get to A/C in either a truck or in a field office or a shady spot. One time I told my friend/Foreman that if I passed out to just roll me onto a pallet and forklift me into the back of a truck, 6' 275lbs or so at the time. In short (to late, I know) hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. While I was rigging precast concrete for garages or cladding, I would have 5 bottles of water on me.
"Shovel in the shade" 🤣all this advice would make a city worker go "ok this should be called 'how to work for dummies', doesn't everyone know this how to work?"
I work in south Texas I won’t hesitate too douse myself in cool water too stay cool 😎 it helps. I wear frc and dri fit underneath so I dry off pretty fast anyways.
Almost got mad till the ending. Full time farmer/commercial landscaper. It’s hot as the dickens out there. I heard if you don’t work outdoors without ac for 8 hours you can’t say it’s hot. 10 hours a day is a different beast. Bless everyone out there. Stay safe.
Working for the city in park construction and irrigation. Sqwinchers are my best friend. Literally. I've sweated 30 lbs off just because I'm working in parks, fixing the irrigation that magically forgets how to work during the summer time. Oh, the irony.
Someone inform our GC that closing the entire 4 story building in with plastic and windows creates a freaking green house! The 4 box fans per floor pushing the stagnant 100 degree air around doesn't do a damn thing. Oh but have all that done by Friday.
Lol Miles, you crack me up! I own a small hardscapes business in western WI. And I know you're are close by because it was 100 degrees here yesterday. But you forgot my favorite trick for beating the heat. Hop in the skid with A/C! 😆 you're still workin, make tackle box shovel!
I once did a job out in the Mojave Desert. Not construction, but we were hauling heavy equipment in 110° heat and it was DRY. I drank 12 bottles of water that day and didn't have to go to the bathroom once. And I wasn't even that sweaty, it was like the water evaporated right off my skin the moment it was secreted.
Electrical apprentice here. During this summer I was on a site for a restaurant. Shirts would be completely drenched in sweat at the end of the day. Once the insulation went up it was even worst since we didn't have any air flow inside. The funniest thing though, once we got temp power for air conditioning I was moved to another job to save on man power
I'm a electrician in Vegas,the heat sucks but the sun is killer here. I know that sounds weird, but if you live in the desert you understand. 130° in daytime vs 110° at night is a huge difference. Even 110 in the day vs 110 at night is different. That's why I'm moving back to MI in May. I'll take 5° over 120° any day of the week.
Lol you said lack of safety…. You should see us go!! I wish I could post some photos. I found with two guys you can turn a skill saw into the perfect table saw!
Good focus on heat exhaustion identification in your crew. Very important for a REAL tradesman to know the effects and short term and long term effects from working mostly outside for a persons career. Good video though! I appreciate the effort guys!
Honestly, i found long sleeves can help. Background: I poured concrete. Now, hear me out. Im talking a LIGHT layer. Something to keep the sun off your skin, trap some of your sweat. I sweat a shit ton, it Helps keep the body cooler. Nylon button up shirts made for hiking work great. No, theyre not the most durable, but they do sincerely help.
Yup! Working on a hot day to bring power to a new A/C unit, and as soon as it’s done, you’re fucking right off to the next adress without taking the cold air in even a little bit…
@@tommysalami5268 yea fuck that. I moved to Colorado in 2005 and it gets hot here but we have very little to no humidity so I don’t go get the mail and come back soaking wet lol
I've been setting up mobile homes for years. It's nice to find a nice puddle of water under the plastic after it rains. Like a cool waterbed. Versus doing the roof and roasting. Sucks when the boss says "there's nowhere to eat where we're going" bc that means we get to lay where we work and eat fucking ham and mayonnaise sandwiches in the 108 degree heat. Nothing makes me happier than leaving my house at 7 am and not being inside again until 6pm. Sweating from 7:30am until I get in the shower that night
