Working in the heat

[Andy Collins]

Unaccustomed as we are to hot weather, what precautions do you take to care for your staff welfare. Personally, i carry extra water, use a camelbak, try and get out of chainsaw gear as quick as possible. Inevitably we still have to work hard to meet work dead-lines, complete jobs and such like, and this week most of that will be in the full sun, so fatigue will set in quicker, be carefull.

[Quickthorn]

With the water, I try and drink before I feel thirsty, if that makes sense. I find it's the hard hat that makes me wilt; if I don't need to wear it, I'll swap it for a cap. Normally, that's not possible, so a bit of cloth as a sweatband helps, and mine has a flap at the back which keeps the sun off my neck.

 

In the past, I've worked mediterranean hours: early start as possible, knock off at 11 or so, restart at 2 or 3 for another 4 hours or so.

[MasterBlaster]

I wear a sunshade for sure. It helps a LOT.

[Khriss]

Yea-cool hat Mb, change yr diet, more salt, drink small amounts regular, an be aware, it can only be moments before you think yr gonna collapse before you actually do ! Has happend to me twice, so take extra care watching staff. Yes-the erly starts help too, tho Id bugger off home at 2 myself

 

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[LeeOulton]

Well my boss works us hard but he always nips the shop at dinner for a chocolate chip magnum, and he pays for it!!

 

brilliant!!

[Charlieh]

try to have a couple of bottles of lucozade sport with me, great stuff really noticably feel better after a bottle, that and a good few litres of water, also try to do some bits in the evening where possible as well so keeping out the heat

[Stephen Blair]

sit in the house or sunbathe in the back garden on the trampoline.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Today I have worked in my jeans, drank 3 litres of iced water and loads of salt on my dinner and I have still come home feeling rubbish with a huge migraine.

 

You must eat plenty salt with your evening meal to replace what you have lost during the day.

 

It's supposed to be hotter tomorrow so I may only work half a day and again in jeans.

[alex_m]

the best drink for working in heat is fruit squash (whatever flavour you like!) and a teaspoon or two of salt mixed with it. (for a 2 litre bottle)

this does a similar job as lucozade sport and the like, for a fraction of the price.

[raafbeard]

Working in the heat!!

 

Damn that was hot today - sweated at least half my body weight out