b'HARPUpdate Summer Brings Heat Stress Concerns Frank J. Marino, CSP MRCA Safety Adviser Finally,warmweatherhasHeat Exhaustion is aserious very arrived!Baseball,cookouts,concern for roofers. The signs and eveningsonthefrontporchandsymptoms of heat exhaustion are apple pie are all back, much to ourheadache,nausea,vertigo,weakdelight. The change in temperatureness, thir andgiddiness.Fstortualso brings us longer days, whichnately,thisconditionresponds for roofers translates to more timereadily toprompt treatment.Heat on the roof, all the while closer toexhaustionshouldnotbedisthe sun. As wonderful as it may bemissedlightly.Workerssuffering installing a-tight roof,it isfromheatexhaustionshouldbe sealedalsothe perfectenvironmentforremoved from the hot environment turningour bodies into a sealed and given fluid replacement. They tight oven, which may lead to theshould also be encouraged to get Byfollowing bestdevelopment of ation knownadequate rest. condias Heat Stress.HeatStrokeoccurswhenthe practices and keepingHeat Stress is athat thebody\'s system of temperature reguRemember that it takes about 1-2 signal an eye out for thebody is having difficulty maintain lationfailsandbodytemperatureweeks for the body to adjust to ing it\'s narrow temperature range.rises to critical levels. This condi the heat; this adapta to heat tion signs and symptoms,Theheartpumps faster,bloodistion is caused by aofisquicklylost-so yourbody combination we will have adiverted from internal organs to thehighlyvariablefactors,anditswill need time to adjust alter a safe skin, breathing rateandoccurrenceisdifficult topredict.vacation too. increases and productivesweatingincreases,allinanHeatstrokeisa medicalemerAvoidalcoholconsumptio summer.attempt to transfer more heat to thegency.The primarysignsandMany cases of heat stroke havt outside air andcool theskinbysymptoms of heat stroke are confu occurred the day alter aon "night evaporationof sweat.If theb sion;irrationalbehavior;lossofthe town." ody can keep up, then the person suf consciousness; convulsions; a Wearlight-colored,cotton \'tlack dry skin; ferseffectsrangingfromheatof sweating (usually); hot,clothes and keep your shirt oncramps toheat exhaustion - andand an abnormally high body tem desertnomadsdon\'twearal I finally to heat stroke.perature. If asigns ofthosenothing. worker showsclothes for Heat Cramps are usually causedpossible heat s , professionalSummertime is the busiest time trokeby performing hard physicallabormedicaltreatmentshouldbeof the year for acontractor. roofing inahotenvironment.Theseobtained immediately.But extreme heat can also make it effectively protect cramps have been attributed to anToour work the most dangerous. By following electrolyteimbalancecausedbyforcefromheatstresses,youbest practices and keeping an eye sweating. It is important to under shouldimplementthefollowingout forthesignsandsymptoms stand that cramps can be caused bywork practices in extreme tempera listed above, we will have aand safe both toomuch andtoolittle salt.tures:productive summer. Recentstudieshaveshownthat Drinkfrequently and modwater drinkingcommercially-availableerately (every 15-30 minutescarbohydrate-electrolytereplace about a. glassful)mentliquids canbeeffectivein Rest frequently. minimizingphysiologicaldisturEat lightly. bancesduringrecovery(OSHA, Do more strenuous jobs during 2008).the cooler morning hours.Utilize the ventilation or fans in enclosed areas.'