 Basically, what we'd like to do is acclimate ourselves to the work environment. Ohio State University Health and Safety Professor Dee Jepson. You can't just go out and work a full day the very first day in the heat. You kind of have to let your body build up to that. Especially if we are not seasoned outdoor workers, and just deciding on day one to brave the severe heat and get all of those jobs done around the place, not a good idea, as demonstrated by the statistics.