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Breaks are essential especially when it is hot!

Results from this analysis suggest that 10-minute rest breaks for every 4 hours worked my provide modest but inadequate protection against work-related injury or illness outcomes among construction workers. Read more about JPB Fellow Leah Schinasi’s research.