HEAT INDEX VALUES…UP TO 110.
THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WOULD OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITHOUT PROPER HYDRATION COULD CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE! TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FROM EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY IN THE EVENING. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE… BE SURE TO TAKE NUMEROUS BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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 AT ONCE! HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. D RINK
PLENTY OF WATER AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES! NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES! REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT…CHECK THE BACKSEAT.