When temperatures soar into the triple digits, most of us stay indoors with cool AC. For HVAC technicians, the job often means enduring the heat outside and in attics that can feel like ovens. One Parker & Sons HVAC technician shares how he keeps safe during extreme heat conditions.

Arizona law does not have formal heat standards for workplaces like other states.

Inside some attics, the temperature can be above 130 degrees, and thats where HVAC workers like Chris Jones can spend hours on a call.

Before I head out, I make sure I have a sufficient amount of water, that's obviously number one," Jones said.

Jones works for Parker & Sons and has been an HVAC technician for 18 years. He says his longest service call took three and a half hours.

It was up on a roof. It was 110-112 outside. U

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