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Most construction workers understand that heat can be uncomfortable. Sweaty shirts. Sunburns. Long afternoons. A cooler full of water that somehow never seems cold enough. What many people don't realize is that heat is much more than an inconvenience. Heat changes how the human body works. It affects judgment. It affects reaction time. It affects decision-making. It affects coordination. And in many cases, it contributes to accidents long before a worker ever shows obvious signs of heat exhausti …

One of the most common misconceptions on construction sites is that if a scaffold is standing, it must be safe. After all, if it isn't collapsing, it must be able to handle the weight, right? Not necessarily. In fact, some of the most dangerous scaffold conditions are the ones that look perfectly stable right before something goes wrong. That's why understanding scaffold load ratings is so important. Every scaffold is designed to support a specific amount of weight. Those limits are not guesses, …