| Certain jobs require employees to spend long | | | | to dress properly for the type of weather |
| hours working outdoors in extreme cold weather | | | | you’ll be working in. Work Wear |
| conditions. It is important to always be prepared, | | | | Headquarters ( provides top of the line attire for |
| as weather can be unpredictable. Work zones, | | | | such conditions. The Big Bill Work Wear line |
| such as construction sites, have building deadlines | | | | provides the outdoor clothes necessary for safe |
| and don’t always stop for cold | | | | outdoor working conditions. If working outside in |
| temperatures. This can present a danger to | | | | snow, ice, or rain, a thermal lined hooded fleece |
| members of construction crews if they are not | | | | jacket could be vital to keep you going on the |
| fully prepared for conditions on the jobsite. | | | | job. If you are working in a climate that is |
| Negative 18 degree weather didn’t stop a | | | | between fall and winter, your best bet is probably |
| crew in Jordan, Minnesota from finishing up a | | | | a duck vest. Its design clings to your body, |
| project drilling through a 2,500 foot rock | | | | keeping your core warm, but allowing more |
| formation. The crew worked through blizzards | | | | mobility at the sleeves. |
| and freezing rain in order to meet deadlines and | | | | Puffy coats can keep you warm, but hinder your |
| still remain within work hour budgets. They would | | | | ability to perform work tasks. It can be hard to |
| not have been able to do that without proper cold | | | | bend down, pick up tools, and operate machinery |
| weather clothing. | | | | in traditional bulky, long jackets. Duck insulated |
| Risks involved working outdoors in cold and | | | | chore coats are meant for this particular |
| inclement weather are often overlooked. Cold | | | | purpose. That way, it’s easier to stay warm |
| weather can cause hypothermia and frostbite. | | | | and move about your jobsite freely. For optimal |
| Hypothermia occurs when the body reaches | | | | warmth, a pair of wool pants can keep your legs |
| abnormally low body temperatures. While not | | | | warm and help trap in heat below the waist. It is |
| always fatal, hypothermia can become life | | | | always a good idea to “layer” your |
| threatening if the body reaches a temperature | | | | clothing since the air space between layers is a |
| below 32.2 degrees Celsius or 90 degrees | | | | very effective insulation. Layering also allows one |
| Fahrenheit. Frostbite leads to damages in tissues | | | | to adjust their clothing throughout the day to |
| as a result of the formation of ice crystals within | | | | match temperature changes. |
| cells. Extreme frostbite can also result in the loss | | | | Many of the cold weather work clothes also |
| of fingers or toes. In addition, musculoskeletal | | | | come in different colors, so they keep you warm |
| injuries often referred to as MSI, can be a result | | | | while still maintaining your style. Jackets, fleece, |
| of prolonged hours spent working outside. In | | | | and pants can be worn for work purposes, as |
| cold climates it’s important to dress | | | | well as around the yard, outside on ski and |
| appropriately to preserve body heat while still | | | | snowmobiling trips, and when going out. Big Bill |
| allowing for the body to breath and expel | | | | Clothing offers affordable and durable clothing that |
| moisture. | | | | allows you to perform your job effectively while |
| The best way to prevent risks on the worksite is | | | | keeping you safe from harsh weather conditions. |