SAFETY and WAREHOUSE
The Ballad of Sqwincher
By Jon Goodman
Aug 1, 2006 - 11:22:24 AM

Hot weather on the job will do a lot more than make you uncomfortable. It can make you tired. It can make you careless and stupid. It can even make you dead.

The dangers posed by overexposure to the sun and heat exhaustion can be further complicated by dehydration.

Your body sweats and loses fluids. It also loses vital electrolytes that help your entire system function.

Staying hydrated is crucial. Water helps - but only a little.

To truly stay healthy when working in heat - not even extreme heat - it is important to keep your body's vital electrolytes in balance.


That is where Sqwincher, a scientifically balanced electrolyte drink that has been designed for industry, can help keep your workers properly hydrated.

Sqwincher is one of the most cost-effective ways of increasing productivity, while helping to lower the number of workplace accidents. Research shows that a high number of work-related accidents are attributed to "bad judgment" or failure of safety equipment. Many times, in fact, heat stress and fatigue may actually be the cause.

Stop heat stress before it starts. IBT Safety recommends introducing a Sqwincher program to your employees.

You'll soon see why Sqwincher has become so popular so quickly with workers everywhere.

Sqwincher is available in many variations:

SQWINCHER LIQUID CONCENTRATE (Mix 1 to 5 - 128 oz. yields 6 gallons)
Flavors: Grape, Lemonade, Orange, Fruit Punch, Strawberry, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Cooler, Cherry, Cool Citrus, Mixed Berry.

SQWINCHER LITE LIQUID CONCENTRATE (Mix 1 to 9 - 32 oz. yields 2.5 gallons)
Sqwincher "Lite" is a zero carb / zero calorie solution formulated for diabetics or consumers who are watching their daily carbohydrate intake. "Lite" contains the same levels of sodium and potassium as normal Sqwincher without carbs or sugars.
Flavors: Fruit Punch, Grape, Lemon-Lime and Orange only.

LIQUID CONCENTRATES (Mix 1 to 9 - 12.8 oz. yields 1 gallon)
Flavors: Grape, Lemonade, Orange, Fruit Punch, Strawberry, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Cooler, Cherry, Cool Citrus, Mixed Berry.

SQWINCHER POWDER PACK^TM (DRY MIXES - 9.53 oz. yields 1 gallon)
Flavors*: Grape, Lemonade, Orange, Fruit Punch,
Lemon-Lime, Tropical Cooler, Tea, Cherry, Cool Citrus, Mixed Berry.

SQWINCHER FAST PACK® (Single-Serve Liquid Concentrate)
The package is your cup for a handy single serving of 6 oz. when water is added.
Package size: 0.6 oz yields 6 oz.
Flavors: Grape, Lemonade, Orange*, Fruit Punch*, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Cooler, Tea, Cherry, Cool Citrus, Mixed Berry.
*(Orange and Fruit Punch are also available in SUGAR FREE "Lite" Fast Pack versions.)

SQWINCHER LITE "QWIK STIK" (Single-Serve Sugar Free Powder Concentrate - 0.11 oz yields 20 oz.)
Single-serve pouch is designed to be poured directly into 20 oz. bottled water. Just pour, shake and drink. Sugar free for diabetics or carb conscious consumers.
Flavors: Fruit Punch*, Orange*, Lemonade & Mixed Berry
*(Fruit Punch & Orange flavors are also available in a 10 oz. yield bulk pack.)

SQWINCHER READY TO DRINK PACKAGES
8.45 oz. Activity Pack, 12 oz. Aluminum cans, 20 oz. Bottles
Flavors*: Grape, Lemonade, Orange, Fruit Punch, Lemon-Lime, Tropical Cooler, Cherry, Cool Citrus, Mixed Berry.
*(Some flavors shown are not available in all package sizes.)

SQWINCHER SQWEEZE (Freezer Pops)
Electrolyte Fortified Freezer Pops
Flavors: Cherry, Grape, Orange, Lemon-Lime, Mixed Berry.

AGUANTÉ (20 oz. ENDURANCE WATER)
Great tasting, lightly flavored endurance water with just the right mix of electrolytes and vitamins for hard working bodies.
Flavors: Tangeringe-Lime & Berry-Grape

About Electrolytes
Technically, electrolytes are minerals (magnesium, potassium,sodium, and calcium) that are lost through perspiration or other forms of dehydration, particularly in heat stress situations. Under ideal conditions, electrolytes flow through muscle cells to keep them functioning normally. Perspiration depletes cells of fluids and weakens the muscle tissue. Within seconds of drinking Sqwincher, the electrolytes are put back where they belong. And in the process, energy is back where it belongs.

Water is the largest single component in the body and serves as a vehicle for electrolytes because body fluid composition is largely water. Electrolytes are those substances or compounds which, when dissolved in water, dissociate into positively and negatively charged ions. Optimum nerve reaction and muscular activity are dependent on proper exchange of these ions outside and inside cells. Electrolytes can be simple inorganic salts of potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium or complex organic molecules. These minerals are lost through perspiration or other forms of dehydration, particularly in heat stress situations. Loss of body fluid means what it says: loss of water plus its contents (electrolytes) from the body. Intake of plain water replaces part of the loss, intake of an electrolyte drink replaces fluids plus the lost simple inorganic salts, all of which work together in keeping the body functioning properly.

Contact IBT Safety for more information.