Tag: Thermal Regulation
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Dehydration, core body temperature, and the physics of fatal heat stroke
Industrial safety management systems excel at mapping macro-physical hazards such as rock falls, vehicle interactions, and mechanical guarding breaches. However, metabolic and environmental hygiene hazards remain highly dangerous operational blind spots. A severe enforcement outcome finalised by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) serves as a critical case study. An underground mining…