{"id":1249,"date":"2022-08-02T16:45:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:45:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:45:02","slug":"four-tips-for-working-safely-in-the-heat-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/02\/four-tips-for-working-safely-in-the-heat-of-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Tips for Working Safely in the Heat of Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hydrate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1250 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hydrate-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-size=\"540x360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hydrate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hydrate-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Hydrate.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><span class=\"s1\">Summer brings the perfect storm of heat, humidity, and the hot sun. <\/span>It\u2019s prime time for dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke, so it\u2019s important to make sure workers know the first signs of heat-related problems.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><strong>Early Warning Signs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\">Excessive thirst<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Dry mouth<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Fatigue<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Muscle cramps<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">Dizziness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">More serious symptoms\u2014such as rapid heart rate, no longer sweating, confusion, and difficulty walking\u2014can happen if dehydration goes undetected or is ignored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #658c64;\"><strong>How to Stay Hydrated and Healthy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"p3\">Keep plenty of water (and other beverages that contain mostly water) on the job site, drinking them gradually throughout the day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Pack fluid-rich foods (such as fruits, vegetables, salad, applesauce, etc.) for snacks and lunch.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">While the amount of water individuals need varies from person to person, the general rule is eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day. Sweating increases the body\u2019s need for fluids, so you may have to drink more in the summer. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Pay attention to the warning signs mentioned above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span style=\"color: #488ba6;\"><i> A safe summer is a successful summer! Be sure you and your workers make your well-being a priority.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer brings the perfect storm of heat, humidity, and the hot sun. It\u2019s prime time for dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke, so it\u2019s important to make sure workers know the first signs of heat-related problems.\u00a0 Early Warning Signs Excessive thirst\u00a0 Dry mouth Fatigue Muscle cramps Dizziness More serious symptoms\u2014such as rapid heart rate, no&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1249"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1252,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249\/revisions\/1252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}