Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’

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  • Beat the heat

    As summer temperatures rise, the risk of heat-related illnesses increases significantly.Whether you are conducting operations outdoors, working in an unconditioned warehouse or enjoying a weekend hike, heat stress is a serious threat that requires proactive measures. Understanding how to manage heat

  • Mission ready, heat safe: 78th OMRS shields Airmen from heat illness

    With a sweltering summer on the horizon for Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, the 78th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight is doing the critical work to keep Airmen safe, healthy and mission ready in the face of extreme heat.

  • AEDC Safety offers tips to avoid heat illness

    Here comes summer!Outside activities and obligations increase, and temperatures, humidity and the chance for heat illness increase right along with them. What is heat illness? It is when the body is not able to get rid of excess heat and properly cool itself.Learn the signs and symptoms of

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