The dangerous consequences that the heat wave can have on the body are many, and more so in the case of professionals in the field, who are directly exposed to high temperatures.In addition, as the age of the person increases, the more sensitive they are to the effects of this phenomenon on your body.
Therefore, from the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) they have wanted to remind professionals of the field of the risks they run these days in their work, and offer a series of measures to prevent and avoid the dangers of heat, although from the organization warn that Finally, UPA has wanted to warn that “these indications are general and it is very important to take into account the individual factors of each person, such as medications that can affect the body’s adaptation to heat or the presence of pathologies that aggravate the effects of it ”.
Measures against the heat wave
- Wear loose, light, fresh and light-colored clothing, avoiding exposed parts of the body to the sun. For example, protecting the head with a cap or hat.
- Increase your intake of water and salt to compensate for losses that occur with sweat. Provide drinking water in the vicinity of jobs.
- If possible, beat the heat by conditioning the air. Enable shaded areas or premises with air conditioning for the rest of the workers.
- In the event of the first symptoms of fatigue due to physical exertion — headache, profuse sweating, and high heart rate — rest immediately and move to a cool place.
- Check the weather conditions frequently and inform all colleagues, warning them about the risks related to heat, its effects and the preventive and first aid measures that must be adopted.
- Avoid individual work, favoring teamwork to facilitate mutual supervision of workers.
- Limit heavy tasks that require high energy expenditure. If possible, provide mechanical aids for handling loads.
- Install fans, air conditioning equipment, blinds, blinds and awnings to lower the temperature in closed rooms.
- Limit the time or intensity of exposure, doing task rotations whenever there are sites with less exposure that allow it.
- Plan the heaviest tasks in the less hot hours, adapting work hours if necessary.
- Consider that a period of 7 to 15 days is necessary for the worker to acclimate to the heat. When you stop working in hot conditions during periods such as holidays or sick leave, you need to re-acclimatize when you go back to work.
- Increase the frequency of recovery breaks, for example, every hour.
- Allow the worker, as far as possible, to adapt his own rhythm of work.
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How to avoid the dangers of the heat wave in the field
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The consequences that the heat wave can have on the body are many, and more so in the case of professionals in the field, who are directly exposed to high temperatures.In addition, as the age of the person increases, the more sensitive they are to effects.
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Gastronomy Journal