Ken Knox’s article “Safety Zone” was featured
in Turf on June 11, 2015.
Unrelenting, overwhelming heat can be devastating to a landscape
company’s employees and, ultimately, to its bottom line.
That’s why intelligently handling the heat is a necessity.
Many state, including Florida, Mississippi, Arizona, Louisianan and
their immediate neighbors, deal with heat issues year-round. For
the rest of the nation, summertime requires diligence – and
changes in climate such as Indian Summer can bring surprises with
which landscapes must deal.
In the article, Ken discusses the importance of handling the
heat intelligently during the summertime. He provides company
owners who face outdoor issues with four tips to keep in mind
during this hot season:
