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A warehouse worker tries to cool himself. A thermometer is in the foreground.

Risk of heat- or cold-related illnesses across a broad population of Ontario workers

It's long been known that extreme temperatures can pose health hazards, from heat stress disorders to hypothermia and frost-bite. An IWH study found that a strong relationship exists between outdoor temperature and illness among the working population. And, as this study shows, it's not just in extreme temperatures that workers are at risk.

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