A New ANSI Standard For Heat Stress Management Has Been Approved

New Addition to the Sword Performance Team: Jerry Rippee, QSSP/OSHA, Director of Government Sales

President Robyn Zlotkin announced today that Jerry Rippee, QSSP/OSHA 30, joins Sword Performance Inc. as Director of Government Sales. This addition reflects Sword Performance’s continued commitment to improving the safety and wellbeing of American Warfighters, support detachments and first responders through healthy hydration. With 28 years of military and commercial Industrial safety experience, Jerry will be instrumental in accelerating the growth of Sword Performance’s Drinkable PPE® in all levels of government.

CEO's Written Article on Heat Stress is Published in the International Journal of Bioinformatics and Biosciences

The International Journal on Bioinformatics & Biosciences (IJBB) Vol 12, No.1, March 2022 published an article titled: "Understanding the Current Heat Stress Initiative and its Impact on the Workforce" by authors Darin M. Dillow and Tyler Asher, MD Capitol Technical University, USA

Drinkable PPE: Are You Protecting Your Workers from the Inside Out?

Hard hats, harnesses, face shields, goggles, hearing protection, respiratory gear—you make all the right moves when it comes to protecting your employees from external dangers, but what about internal dangers? Appropriate hydration is essential to preventing mental and physical fatigue, both of which are leading contributors to workplace accidents.

Steel Manufacturer Recognizes the High Stakes of Dehydration

When you work around a blast furnace, you learn just how quickly the body can become dehydrated in extreme temperatures. Add to that the already inherent risk involved in industries like heavy manufacturing, mining and construction and hydration suddenly becomes a high-stakes game.

Healthy Hydration is Drinkable PPE®

That's why we've taken a new approach to hydration: Drinkable PPE. There are helmets and hard hats to protect the head, gloves to protect the hands, and special footwear to protect the feet. Why not apply the same logic to protecting the inside of your body? After all, hydration is vital to keeping your body working smoothly.