18th July 2006, 08:43 PM
My humble pronouncement is this
a) you should not need sunscreen that much as you should be coverd up.. if you want a tan, go to the beach... working in the sun is serious stuff.. (I know from my times in the middle east) and covering up is the only and best precaution. (PLUS - like providing asprin, it is not good to provide chemical rich gloop to workers, where it might give increased risk of skin cancer) Wear a HAT...
b) Water is essential.. I feel that if a company expects its workers to operate in heat, it should as a matter of course, provide the means to do so... and so, a minimum of 2-3 litres of water should be available to each member of staff... if ther is no mains water, then separate provision should be made. No point in having your workforce collapse from heat stroke -
I once worked in 50 deg heat in JOrdan... lasted about 12 minutes... woke up in bed.. was off work for 3 days!... so I learned quick (but not quick enough)
Drink water.... wear a hat, and cover up... and never ever try and mix alchohol with sun... you only make dehydration worse.
Another day another WSI?
a) you should not need sunscreen that much as you should be coverd up.. if you want a tan, go to the beach... working in the sun is serious stuff.. (I know from my times in the middle east) and covering up is the only and best precaution. (PLUS - like providing asprin, it is not good to provide chemical rich gloop to workers, where it might give increased risk of skin cancer) Wear a HAT...
b) Water is essential.. I feel that if a company expects its workers to operate in heat, it should as a matter of course, provide the means to do so... and so, a minimum of 2-3 litres of water should be available to each member of staff... if ther is no mains water, then separate provision should be made. No point in having your workforce collapse from heat stroke -
I once worked in 50 deg heat in JOrdan... lasted about 12 minutes... woke up in bed.. was off work for 3 days!... so I learned quick (but not quick enough)
Drink water.... wear a hat, and cover up... and never ever try and mix alchohol with sun... you only make dehydration worse.
Another day another WSI?