Driving Change in Workforce Safety: How Heat Stress Global Delivers Real-World Cooling Workwear Insights
- MikeF
- Apr 15
- 3 min read
As climate change intensifies and global temperatures climb, workforce safety and specifically protecting workers from heat stress is no longer optional, it's essential. While many consultancies and manufacturers offer guidance or products, Heat Stress Global sets itself apart with one critical added-value service: on-the-ground heat stress pilot studies that generate real-world insight backed by hard data.
For HSE teams, these structured field trials allow global brands to understand the data and impact of cooling workwear directly within their own unique working environments. From refueling teams on the runway at Qatar airport to the resort staff at major hotel groups and construction workforces, HSG’s trials measure what truly matters: how hot workers get, how cooling technology performs, and what the workforce actually thinks!
Workforce Safety - Why Heat Stress Trials Matter
Most decisions around workwear are made based on technical specs, lab data or a marketing promotion, but these often fail to deliver product adoption across large workforces. HSG’s pilot study model brings insight directly from the field.
Each trial delivers:
Thermal imaging data to capture garment surface temperatures in extreme heat.
Feedback from real workers on comfort, performance, wearability and personal hydration.
Before-and-after comparisons showing measurable cooling improvements.
Strategic recommendations for rollout, hydration practices, and uniform adjustments.
This approach ensures that businesses don't just adopt cooling technology, they do it in the most effective, practical, and accepted way possible to ensure greater adoption and capex success.
Case in Point: Qatar, FIFA World Cup 2022 and Beyond
For the last 10 years, Heat Stress Global has conducted a series of high-profile trials across Qatar alone, including:
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar - development of a first-of-its-kind workwear solution for the stadia construction teams featuring evaporative cooling, hydration products and personal sensor technology
WOQOD/Qjet aviation fuel teams at Hamad International Airport
Qatar Shell supply base workforce
Deliveroo last-mile logistics drivers
Hilton Salwa Beach Resort outdoor hospitality staff
Across these diverse sectors, our evaporative cooling garments and accessories consistently outperformed existing PPE and uniforms, demonstrating cooling advantages ranging from 9.6°C to 15.9°C below ambient temperatures.
In some cases, thermal imaging recorded traditional uniform surface temperatures as high as 61.5°C, with clear signs of heat stress risks. Workers and managers alike agreed: the change was not only measurable but transformational.
What Sets HSG Apart
While other providers and consultants offer advice. Heat Stress Global delivers data and evidence.
Quantified results using thermal cameras and empirical analysis
In-field collaboration with frontline workers and managers
Garment prototyping and customization based on feedback
Global experience across diverse climates and cultures
This isn't just about trying new gear. It's about engaging the workforce, optimizing garment design, and rolling out solutions that will work on the ground, in real conditions, under real pressure!
Ready to Run a Heat Stress Pilot?
If your brand or project is serious about tackling heat stress, talk to us at Heat Stress Global today!
Our field trial service gives you more than insight, it gives you confidence around making the right capex decision. Confidence that the uniforms you provide are safe, effective, comfortable and embraced by the people who rely on them.
Contact us today to explore a custom pilot study or request a summary of past trial outcomes - sales@heatstressglobal.com
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