{"id":58916,"date":"2019-06-19T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=58916"},"modified":"2019-06-19T13:00:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T17:00:03","slug":"tips-to-stay-safe-in-the-summer-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/06\/tips-to-stay-safe-in-the-summer-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to stay safe in the summer heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With summer weather around the corner, Brock\u2019s Health, Safety and Wellness team is reminding the University community to stay safe as temperatures rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat stress can happen when hot, humid conditions and physical activity overcome the body\u2019s natural cooling system. Heat-related illnesses can quickly escalate from heat exhaustion to heat stroke or even death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccohs.ca\/products\/posters\/pdfs\/heat_related_illness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signs and symptoms of heat-related illness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so action can be taken if necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While elderly individuals and children are typically most susceptible to heat stress, everyone should take precautionary interventions during waves of hot and humid weather conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Beat the heat with these preventative measures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep drapes and shades drawn to avoid radiant light from entering the room.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn off lights, computers and other equipment when practical and safe to do so.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear loose-fitting and light clothing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limit the amount of time spent in direct sun exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acclimatize and adjust your pace to the work environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be aware: Do not overexert yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink enough liquids before, during<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and after<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tasks to support your level of activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink 250 millilitres of water or electrolytes every 20 minutes when sweating or activity levels are high.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a break to cool down.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:besafe@brocku.ca\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">besafe@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With summer weather around the corner, Brock\u2019s Health, Safety and Wellness team is reminding the University community to stay safe as temperatures rise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,1,4],"tags":[1985,101],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58916"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58921,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58916\/revisions\/58921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}