Adrienne Enderle

It’s the hottest time of year, and everyone on campus is trying to cope. Adrienne Enderle has more in this Bobcat Update.

With the temperature in San Marcos reaching record highs, Texas State students and faculty are searching for a reprieve wherever they can find one. But one part of the university’s population doesn’t have the luxury of working indoors. Construction workers are performing hard labor in this hot climate, and yet they have to do so wearing long pants, hardhats, gloves and, in some cases, long-sleeve shirts and goggles. They have to because of OSHA rules -- rules mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The multiple layers of clothing add to the sweat brought by hard labor. Construction workers must take certain precautions to prevent heat stroke and dehydration when working outside.
(Sound bite: Brad Olson on water breaks and shade)
Texas State’s Department of Engineering Technology trains Construction Science and Management majors to be prepared for the future.
(Sound bite: CSM student on course)
So, what’s the best way to beat the heat?
(Sound bite: Kent on the river)
For Bobcat Update, I’m Adrienne Enderle.