A recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) report reveals a shocking reality: Nearly 19000 people die every year the world-over from exposure to extreme heat in their workplaces, inflicting an annual economic loss of US $ 361 billion. Much of this dreadful loss could easily be averted by the implementation of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) measures notes the report. According to its estimates over 2.41 billion, or 70 percent of the global workforce, face extreme heat worldwide, particularly in the Arab states, Africa, Asia and Pacific.