How Long Does a Car Battery Last?

By: Imperial Supplies

The best time to replace a car battery is before it dies. A lead acid car battery can last anywhere from 4 to 7 years. Know the warning signs of a weak battery, and how your driving conditions determine your battery's lifespan.

Sun Protection On the Jobsite

By: Imperial Supplies

To most people, summer time means a whole lot of fun in the sun. Those who work in it for hours on end, however, might describe the sunshine a little differently: Brutal. Broiling. Blistering. According to the National Weather Service, extreme heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and lightning combined.

Keeping Cool on the Jobsite

By: Imperial Supplies

Clearly, getting too hot can make you sick or worse. This summer, your work crews’ ability to handle extremely hot weather will be dictated largely by acclimatization, ongoing hydration, ample shade, cooling PPE and frequent rest and recovery breaks.

Beat the Heat, Inside the Shop and Out!

By: Imperial Supplies

Occupations that bring people into daily contact with the kind of suffocating heat most of us can escape, such as construction, vehicle repair, firefighting, factory work, present an even higher risk. Add individual worker factors such as age, weight, preexisting medical conditions and medicines that may produce negative side effects under extreme body temperatures, and you’ve got the potential for something pretty serious.

But here’s the cool thing: virtually 100% of heat-related on-the-job illnesses are preventable, from painful cases of heat rash to the far more dangerous heat exhaustion and heat stroke. But the right measure will take some understanding, planning and the commitment of your entire tea.

Stay Hydrated while Working in the Shop

By: Imperial Supplies

As air temperatures go up, body temperatures also increase along with higher levels of perspiration. If your crews aren’t continually replacing the body fluids they lose through sweating, dehydration can take place.