...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... * EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY. * IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. && MC
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 03:27:14 +0000