PSA: Be Careful in the Heat

[Buehler445]

Friday I managed to get myself too damn hot. I loaded some grain and had to do a bunch of shovel work and it about got the best of me. I got all slow and weak. I thought I was being a pussy but it got pretty bad. I'm not sure at the end i was still sweating. I wasn't really paying attention, I was just focused on getting the work done.

I went home at lunch and felt like death. I drank about a gallon of water and 2 gatorades and sat under the ac vent. I couldn't eat. It took me forever to get to where I felt good enough to go back. I did a couple of hours of work to finish up and took the rest of the afternoon off.

I'm just now getting to where I feel kind of normal. The hell of it was that it wasn't that hot. I just wasn't handling it that day for whatever reason.

Be safe out there.

[Phobia]

Been there.

[In58men]

I got that way last week. When you're sweating like crazy, stop immediately. Drink about 8-10 oz of water, do NOT drink cold ass water. It'll only make you feel worse. After that keep working, you'll still sweat. After about 20-30 minutes take a 15 min break and drink a Gatorade.


Breaks are very important. Key is to drink water that's not freezing cold. I work in the oilfields and they preach this to us everyday. I suffered from heat exhaustion once, not fun. Not sure if you're the boss/owner of your company or what, but it's against OSHA's policies for an employee to break without air conditioning. You have the right to sit in air conditioning building or vehicle during break.

I'm a very hard worker and I like to get shit done. I don't sit and bullshit around, when it's time to work it's time to work, but I'll never put my job before my life. Slow down man and take your breaks even if they're not provided by your company. You have the right to stop work at anytime.

Sorry for being dramatic, I almost lost a great co-worker once. It was a huge turning point for me.

[ghak99]

The heat is a bitch, take it easy. Several years ago I actually passed out and it took several days before I felt normal and well, fuck that, never again!

I had to pull 120' of 3" steel well pipe the hard way yesterday and I didn't care if it took me all day with 14 breaks in the shade, I was not fucking myself up over a little work that can stand to wait.

[In58men]

The heat is a bitch, take it easy. Several years ago I actually passed out and it took several days before I felt normal and well, **** that, never again!

I had to pull 120' of 3" steel well pipe the hard way yesterday and I didn't care if it took me all day with 14 breaks in the shade, I was not ****ing myself up over a little work that can stand to wait.

Damn rig work. I've been there before. That's some of the most physical shit you can do. I did 2 weeks work and got a better job offer, took that without even thinking about it. You can actually take as many breaks as you want. No company can demote or fire you over breaks/safety. Just make sure your job gets done, that's the way I look at it.

[stevieray]

got the tshirt....not fun at all

[Bugeater]

Had a similar thing happen a few years back, not a terribly hot day and just like you was doing some shoveling on a landscaping project. Suddenly became dizzy and weak, and it took a while to get right again. Shit sneaks up on you.

I've always tried to pace myself when working outdoors since then, and start drinking water and gatorade as soon as I head out into the heat. And I don't care what Inmem says, I keep that shit ice cold.

[Bwana]

I got hit with that once. At this point I just make sure to keep up on my fluids when I'm out in the heat for several hours.

[gblowfish]

Yep. Don't die. That would be a drag.

[Buehler445]

Yeah, I should have known better, but it wasn't that hot. I thought I was OK. Everybody needs a reminder from time to time to be the hell careful.

[Baby Lee]

Last weekend I must've had some kind of bug, but needed to change the fuel filter cartridge under my car. That might've been as close to death as I've been. When I climbed the stairs with my toolbox after I was done and flopped down in my chair, I was breathing like I'd sprinted the 1/4 mile. Went out 20 minutes later to make sure I'd gotten all my tools, there was STILL a pool of sweat under the side of my car.

All better now, biked 20 miles yesterday to pick up a part [why I had to bike so far is a long story].

[mdchiefsfan]

Had a similar thing happen a few years back, not a terribly hot day and just like you was doing some shoveling on a landscaping project. Suddenly became dizzy and weak, and it took a while to get right again. Shit sneaks up on you.

I've always tried to pace myself when working outdoors since then, and start drinking water and gatorade as soon as I head out into the heat. And I don't care what Inmem says, I keep that shit ice cold.

If you are maintaining your fluids, ice cold is fine. But if you are experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and weakness room-temp water is best for you.

Your body can process foods or liquids that are closer to your body temperature quicker and easier, therefore you're hydrating your body much quicker by drinking room-temp water.

[LoneWolf]

I got that way last week. When you're sweating like crazy, stop immediately. Drink about 8-10 oz of water, do NOT drink cold ass water. It'll only make you feel worse. After that keep working, you'll still sweat. After about 20-30 minutes take a 15 min break and drink a Gatorade.


Breaks are very important. Key is to drink water that's not freezing cold. I work in the oilfields and they preach this to us everyday. I suffered from heat exhaustion once, not fun. Not sure if you're the boss/owner of your company or what, but it's against OSHA's policies for an employee to break without air conditioning. You have the right to sit in air conditioning building or vehicle during break.

I'm a very hard worker and I like to get shit done. I don't sit and bullshit around, when it's time to work it's time to work, but I'll never put my job before my life. Slow down man and take your breaks even if they're not provided by your company. You have the right to stop work at anytime.

Sorry for being dramatic, I almost lost a great co-worker once. It was a huge turning point for me.

I totally agree that frequent breaks and plenty of fluid are necessary to work safely in the heat, but you do not have a "right" to sit in air conditioning during breaks. I run a manufacturing facility with hundreds of employees and the main part of the facility is not air conditioned. We provide water coolers that are continually stocked with bottles of water and we give extra breaks when the heat index is high, but OSHA doesn't require that we provide an air conditioned break area for our employees.

[Demonpenz]

I think having a hot smart phone in your pocket helps add to the eat. I have passed out lifting weights and almost passed out at the royals game. Try to pace yourself with the pop/tea/coffee water/gatorade seems to work. Get some shade as well.

[DaveNull]

Go pick up a Camelbak. I did a few years back for some crowd control work in the desert and I love it.

<img src="http://digitalhippie.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camelbak_mule.jpg">

It's light and relatively easy to fill in things ranging from a hotel sink to a spigot on the side of a building.

[Bugeater]

I totally agree that frequent breaks and plenty of fluid are necessary to work safely in the heat, but you do not have a "right" to sit in air conditioning during breaks. I run a manufacturing facility with hundreds of employees and the main part of the facility is not air conditioned. We provide water coolers that are continually stocked with bottles of water and we give extra breaks when the heat index is high, but OSHA doesn't require that we provide an air conditioned break area for our employees.
IMO, if you're working in the heat, you're better off staying out in the heat. If you go get all comfy in the AC for 15-20 mins it just seems 100x worse when you go back out.

[Micjones]

I can remember having heat exhaustion one summer doing the Warped Tour date in Bonner Springs. One of the worst things I can recall experiencing. Felt like I was going to die and I remember not feeling right again until the next day.

[Buehler445]

Go pick up a Camelbak. I did a few years back for some crowd control work in the desert and I love it.

<img src="http://digitalhippie.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camelbak_mule.jpg">

It's light and relatively easy to fill in things ranging from a hotel sink to a spigot on the side of a building.

I had to wear a respirator. I couldn't make one of those work.

[mlyonsd]

The heat sucks when you have to work out in it. And I think the older you get it gets tougher. The best thing I found to do for myself besides keeping hydrated is dunking my hat in water periodically. And

[ghak99]

I had to wear a respirator. I couldn't make one of those work.

Do you reverse your fans to pull fresh cooler air in the door and the dust down and out?

[Baby Lee]

Go pick up a Camelbak. I did a few years back for some crowd control work in the desert and I love it.

<img src="http://digitalhippie.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/camelbak_mule.jpg">

It's light and relatively easy to fill in things ranging from a hotel sink to a spigot on the side of a building.

Those are appearing more and more at Mardi Gras, don't think they're filled with water there, though.

[mdchiefsfan]

IMO, if you're working in the heat, you're better off staying out in the heat. If you go get all comfy in the AC for 15-20 mins it just seems 100x worse when you go back out.

Agreed.

[Buehler445]

Do you reverse your fans to pull fresh cooler air in the door and the dust down and out?

It was out of a bag, not a bin.

[In58men]

I totally agree that frequent breaks and plenty of fluid are necessary to work safely in the heat, but you do not have a "right" to sit in air conditioning during breaks. I run a manufacturing facility with hundreds of employees and the main part of the facility is not air conditioned. We provide water coolers that are continually stocked with bottles of water and we give extra breaks when the heat index is high, but OSHA doesn't require that we provide an air conditioned break area for our employees.


It all depends on your company. If you're providing necessary into preventing heat illness then you're not violating any OSHA regulations. Take my company for instance, we have out work trucks like 5-10 ft away from each other on job sites. If I want to cool down in my truck with the AC going, no safety and/or boss can tell you otherwise.

[LoneWolf]

It all depends on your company. If you're providing necessary into preventing heat illness then you're not violating any OSHA regulations. Take my company for instance, we have out work trucks like 5-10 ft away from each other on job sites. If I want to cool down in my truck with the AC going, no safety and/or boss can tell you otherwise.

I agree. If any employee claims they are getting overheated or shows signs of heat stress, we immediately bring them to the nurses station which is air conditioned and assess their situation. Now if an employee simply states "man it's hot, this sucks" and walks off the job to an air conditioned area, we are going to have a problem. You simply cannot run a business with workers continually walking away from their jobs because they are uncomfortable.

[Chiefshrink]

Yeah, I should have known better, but it wasn't that hot. I thought I was OK. Everybody needs a reminder from time to time to be the hell careful.

Yep ! It can happen very easily. What folks don't realize is that when you wake up in the a.m your body is already half dehydrated regardless of the weather. Just look at the color of your urine. More often than not it is dark which means you need fluids immediately and especially before you do anything physically stressing in the summertime. And if you are a drinker you have to be extra careful because as we all know ETOH/alcohol dehydrates your body. The drinking you did the night before, combined with your natural state of being 1/2 dehydrated anyhow now puts you at a dangerous level of being totally dehydrated as you start your manuel laboring day and it will definitely 'sneak up on you'.

Glad you are ok Buehler !! We don't want any Cory Stringer incidents happening here at CP that's for sure.

[Mrs. Loopner]

Actually, if a person travels from a cooler environment like ac to a hot environment, the risk of heat exhaustion increases. It makes it more difficult for your body to get acclimated to the heat. A place for breaks with shade, fans and cool water are best.

If you’re going to be working in the heat, drink a sports drink before going out in it.

I’m a runner and early one summer I had problems with weak and burning muscles at the onset of a run. I talked with my doc who told me I was drinking so much water I was flushing essential minerals out of my body. He told me drink a bottle of a sports drink about ½ hour before a run/exercise then continue with my water during and afterward. It did the trick.

btw and a 1,000 pardons if this has been mentioned in a previous thread already, but Gatorade, Powerade, VitaminWater are some of the worst sports drinks out there with Gatorade being by far the worst because of the color additives, high sugar content, and brominated vegetable oil which is patented as a flame retardant. Pepsico is now working to remove due to consumer complaints but they’re replacing it with sucrose acetate isobutyrate (yeah, that’s so much better).

Check your labels my good men, the stuff you drink (excluding alcohol, of course) may kill you faster than a heat stroke!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/25/gatorade-brominated-vegetable-oil_n_2551533.html

[Bugeater]

If Gatorade is so bad, why do you see athletes drinking it at virtually every sporting event?

[Chiefshrink]

Gatorade alone without water is definitely not good. You have to mix the 2 as you go for sure.

[Baby Lee]

If Gatorade is so bad, why do you see athletes drinking it at virtually every sporting event?

My parents had a spell a few years back where some bug had them both dehydrated. Their doctor instructed them to consume Gatorade and bananas and it did the trick. Not saying it's a wonder drink, but it's not the poison some would suggest.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Gatorade alone without water is definitely not good. You have to mix the 2 as you go for sure.

Correct. I learned this lesson the hard way.

Playing in a golf tournament, temp over 100, index near 110. Drank nothing but Gatorade throughout the day, and ended up in the hospital that night.

Can't remember the exact reason, but the doc said something about it hurting more than helping when it's all your drinking. Supposed to replinish, but not be sole source of liquid intake. Something about all the sugar maybe?

He recommended a 3:1 ratio, water to Gatorade.

[Mrs. Loopner]

If Gatorade is so bad, why do you see athletes drinking it at virtually every sporting event?

Ignorance is bliss.
Kind of like the Red Slime (meat), people were eating a few years back. There was a huge uproar once it hit the national news what it actually was but only after people found out what they were eating. Same difference.

[Bugeater]

Ignorance is bliss.
Kind of like the Red Slime (meat), people were eating a few years back. There was a huge uproar once it hit the national news what it actually was but only after people found out what they were eating. Same difference.
We're talking about professional athletes here. They're not ignorant about what they're putting into their bodies.

[Mrs. Loopner]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/picture.php?albumid=149&pictureid=1376

http://foodidentitytheft.com/the-brominated-brothers-still-at-large-despite-a-bad-rap-sheet/

[mdchiefsfan]

Gatorade alone without water is definitely not good. You have to mix the 2 as you go for sure.

Trust me, there is more water in those Gatorade coolers and cups than there is Gatorade.

[Mrs. Loopner]

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/picture.php?albumid=149&pictureid=1376

http://foodidentitytheft.com/the-brominated-brothers-still-at-large-despite-a-bad-rap-sheet/

Help, what'd I do wrong? Tried to insert a picture of ingredients of Gatorade but it's just showing the link.

[Bugeater]

Trust me, there is more water in those Gatorade coolers and cups than there is Gatorade.
Hmmm...guess that thought never really crossed my mind. Now I don't know what to believe.

[Chiefshrink]

If Gatorade is so bad, why do you see athletes drinking it at virtually every sporting event?

A doctor explained it to me this way. If you can see your body much like your radiator system of your car. If all you do is put straight antifreeze in your radiator with no water it will not handle the cooling process. You need water fluid as well to keep your temp at a normal operating level. Anti-freeze (hence the word) is designed to keep the fluid from freezing in the winter time but does very little for cooling. Gatorade is designed to keep your electrolytes at a proper level but does very little for cooling the body. Which to the point of Warpath is why you need a ratio of the two(water and gatorade) in your body at all times. And also why they now sell Pre-mix 50/50 anti-freeze if you like that convenience, which I do !

[Chiefshrink]

Trust me, there is more water in those Gatorade coolers and cups than there is Gatorade.

Yep !:thumb:

[Mrs. Loopner]

We're talking about professional athletes here. They're not ignorant about what they're putting into their bodies.

I would agree with you, for the most part, but on the flip side, how many athletes have been caught doping?
You're right though, they obviously knew what they were putting in their bodies.

[Bugeater]

A doctor explained it to me this way. If you can see your body much like your radiator system of your car. If all you do is put straight antifreeze in your radiator with no water it will not handle the cooling process. You need water fluid as well to keep your temp at a normal operating level. Anti-freeze (hence the word) is designed to keep the fluid from freezing in the winter time but does very little for cooling. Gatorade is designed to keep your electrolytes at a proper level but does very little for cooling the body. Which to the point of Warpath is why you need a ratio of the two(water and gatorade) in your body at all times. And also why they now sell Pre-mix 50/50 anti-freeze if you like that convenience, which I do !
I do drink both, but it's closer to a 1:1 ratio. I'll drink a couple 16oz bottles of water for every 32oz bottle of Gatorade. But there's no way I could drink strictly water, it's just not as refreshing. I can down that entire 16oz bottle of water and still be thirsty.

[ghak99]

If Gatorade is so bad, why do you see athletes drinking it at virtually every sporting event?

I've often wondered if it was really Gatorade in those coolers.

[Bugeater]

I've often wondered if it was really Gatorade in those coolers.
Yeah that point was just brought up, and there's no way to know for sure. I'm sure the NFL gets a nice check for having those coolers and squirt bottles on the field regardless of what's in them.

I have noticed that the "Gatorade Baths" that the coaches get always seems to be clear, but I always assumed they were just water and not necessarily the coolers they were drinking out of.

[Chiefshrink]

I do drink both, but it's closer to a 1:1 ratio. I'll drink a couple 16oz bottles of water for every 32oz bottle of Gatorade. But there's no way I could drink strictly water, it's just not as refreshing. I can down that entire 16oz bottle of water and still be thirsty.

For me when I drink gatorade I still feel thirsty, even if I kill a 32oz on the spot. It has never quenched my thirst, but it makes since if it is only designed for your electrolytes and not actual fluid for cooling. But I wouldn't doubt either that if they put some additive in there that promotes the feeling of thirst thus you drink more thus you buy more.:rolleyes:

[Chiefshrink]

Have you ever seen Gatorade come out in a nat'l commercial and say that you 'must' have a proper intake of water along with Gatorade ? I haven't but you would think to avoid our lottery litigious society they would do that and start doing what the automotive industry has done(anti-freeze pre-mix) by selling a version of premixed Gatorade.

[Mrs. Loopner]

Have you ever seen Gatorade come out in a nat'l commercial and say that you 'must' have a proper intake of water along with Gatorade ? I haven't but you would think to avoid our lottery litigious society they would do that and start doing what the automotive industry has done(anti-freeze pre-mix) by selling a version of premixed Gatorade.

I think mentioning a need to supplement their 'supplement' sports drink would cut into their profits and is counter-intuitive anyway. Why do I need water with a drink that's suppose to give me more than water, kind of thinking.

AND if someone had problems it would be next to impossible to prove and blame Pepsico for being negligent by not mentioning it. Besides, Pepsico could drag a case like that through the courts for years.

[Stewie]

Ignorance is bliss.
Kind of like the Red Slime (meat), people were eating a few years back. There was a huge uproar once it hit the national news what it actually was but only after people found out what they were eating. Same difference.

Ummm... pink slime didn't go away.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Not sure if you're the boss/owner of your company or what, but it's against OSHA's policies for an employee to break without air conditioning. You have the right to sit in air conditioning building or vehicle during break.



LOL...no, they don't. OSHA doesn't require breaks, only free access to use the restroom. NO federal law requires breaks, let alone an air conditioned break room. ROFL

[notorious]

Next time don't pound a case of Natty Light while working in 145 degree heat. :)

[Buehler445]

Next time don't pound a case of Natty Light while working in 145 degree heat. :)

ROFL

I haven't had natty light since my freshman year of college.

[notorious]

ROFL

I haven't had natty light since my freshman year of college.

And we all know the reason why........


I am still trying to scrub the taste of Natty out of my mouth from 17 years ago.

[In58men]

LOL...no, they don't. OSHA doesn't require breaks, only free access to use the restroom. NO federal law requires breaks, let alone an air conditioned break room. ROFL

You're an idiot.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

You're an idiot.

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/osha-break-requirements-46182.html

http://www.ehso.com/cssdol/dolbreaks.php

[Brock]

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You have the right to sit in air conditioning building or vehicle during break.


LMAO yeah, sure.

[gblowfish]

BTW Buehler, are you feeling better tonight? No after effects I hope. Heat Exhaustion is nothing to just shine off. Take care of yourself, eh?

[In58men]

LMAO yeah, sure.

I'm a contractor for Oxy and the Oxy safety team made it very clear, that if we are feeling sick from the heat, we can sit in our truck, but that AC has to be going or it's not proper cooling procedures.

[Brock]

I'm a contractor for Oxy and the Oxy safety team made it very clear, that if we are feeling sick from the heat, we can sit in our truck, but that AC has to be going or it's not proper cooling procedures.

Great. That's one company's policies.

[In58men]

Great. That's one company's policies.

Great OSHA recommends it as well.


http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/prevention.html


We have to follow their requirements or it'll bite us in the ass.

[Brock]

Those are suggestions, not requirements.

[In58men]

Those are suggestions, not requirements.

If someone dies out there from heat exhaustion and there was a vehicle 5-10 ft away with time to get him in there but fail to do so, good luck in court.

[Buehler445]

BTW Buehler, are you feeling better tonight? No after effects I hope. Heat Exhaustion is nothing to just shine off. Take care of yourself, eh?

Yeah, I'm doing OK. It was Friday that I got hot, and I didn't feel all that good Saturday but drank well over a gallon of fluids and I'm doing pretty well today.

Thanks for asking.

[Brock]

If someone dies out there from heat exhaustion and there was a vehicle 5-10 ft away with time to get him in there but fail to do so, good luck in court.

You do not have to sit in an air conditioned vehicle to avoid heat exhaustion. You have been wrong from your first post in this thread.

[In58men]

You do not have to sit in an air conditioned vehicle to avoid heat exhaustion. You have been wrong from your first post in this thread.

You're right you do not have to sit in a air conditioning vehicle, but if an employee feels the need he has to in order to recuperate no supervisor/safety team member can not deny his request. That's how it works with us.

[keg in kc]

I can't drink gatorade cut with water. It just tastes watered down and weak to me. Nasty. Blech.

What I do for my bike rides (which usually go 2 to 2.5 hours, and I will ride at any time of day ranging from 6 am to noon to 6 pm, in any heat) is carry a 20 oz bottle of water which I sip from roughly every 15 minutes and can refill as required, along with a 20 oz bottle of gatorade which I drink when I take a 5-10 minute break at the halfway point.

(I'm an excessive sweater, I should probably add, so the electrolytes I actually do need while I ride. Without them I either cramp up or get dead legs.)

On days where it's really hot, I do pay careful attention to how I'm feeling, and I will get off my bike and into the shade if I start to feel even the least bit light-headed. I had probably my worst ride of the year on Wednesday for this very reason. First hour and 10 minutes were fine, but I must've stopped 4 or 5 times in the hour fifteen it took me to get home.

It can be hard to tell on a bike, though. Sometimes I can feel fine but hop off and suddenly I'm dizzy. I've ridden enough in the last couple of years to have a pretty good read on myself, though.

[penguinz]

The gatorade that is provided to the NFL players is not the same as we buy off the shelf.

If you use the 50/50 antifreeze then you do not have the proper ratio in your vehicle.

[Bugeater]

I can't drink gatorade cut with water. It just tastes watered down and weak to me. Nasty. Blech.

What I do for my bike rides (which usually go 2 to 2.5 hours, and I will ride at any time of day ranging from 6 am to noon to 6 pm, in any heat) is carry a 20 oz bottle of water which I sip from roughly every 15 minutes and can refill as required, along with a 20 oz bottle of gatorade which I drink when I take a 5-10 minute break at the halfway point.

(I'm an excessive sweater, I should probably add, so the electrolytes I actually do need while I ride. Without them I either cramp up or get dead legs.)

On days where it's really hot, I do pay careful attention to how I'm feeling, and I will get off my bike and into the shade if I start to feel even the least bit light-headed. I had probably my worst ride of the year on Wednesday for this very reason. First hour and 10 minutes were fine, but I must've stopped 4 or 5 times in the hour fifteen it took me to get home.

It can be hard to tell on a bike, though. Sometimes I can feel fine but hop off and suddenly I'm dizzy. I've ridden enough in the last couple of years to have a pretty good read on myself, though.
I wouldn't cut Gatorade with water either, I usually alternate between the two. Although I do fill my water bottle with ice and Gatorade before I head out to ride, and when it's hot out it's more water than Gatorade within an hour, but at that point as long as it's wet and somewhat cold that's fine. I also keep a bottle of each iced down in my bag.

And yes, it's hard to tell on a bike, you don't realize how hot you are until you stop moving. So far I've never had an issue when I'm out riding.

[ghak99]

The gatorade that is provided to the NFL players is not the same as we buy off the shelf.

Do you know what it is?

[listopencil]

For me when I drink gatorade I still feel thirsty, even if I kill a 32oz on the spot. It has never quenched my thirst, but it makes since if it is only designed for your electrolytes and not actual fluid for cooling. But I wouldn't doubt either that if they put some additive in there that promotes the feeling of thirst thus you drink more thus you buy more.:rolleyes:

Coconut oil. I know Powerade uses it in several flavors, I haven't checked Gatorade as much.

[Fish]

Obviously you weren't drinking enough beer, girlieman.....

http://forgifs.com/gallery/d/167581-3/Baling_hay.gif

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Great OSHA recommends it as well.


http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatstress/prevention.html


We have to follow their requirements or it'll bite us in the ass.

you're a moron.

[In58men]

you're a moron.

Yep I'm a moron for letting my guys follow OSHA's recommendations lol. Hopefully you're not a supervisor anywhere.

[Al Bundy]

Last year during the real hot stretch my UPS guy had some serious issues. I gave him 3 Gatorades at my stop and it helped him get through the day. I did come close to a heat stroke many years when we were playing football in the heat. It was awful.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Yep I'm a moron for letting my guys follow OSHA's recommendations lol. Hopefully you're not a supervisor anywhere.

no, you're a moron for
a) insisting that OSHA mandates this
b) continuing to insist it is an OSHA requirement after shown it is not
b) believing that it is best to rest in an air conditioned location if you are working in extreme heat, or have heat-related illness.


FWIW, our company has employees who at times weld in plant areas where the ambient temperatures reach 130 degrees. We know what we are doing.

[In58men]

no, you're a moron for
a) insisting that OSHA mandates this
b) continuing to insist it is an OSHA requirement after shown it is not
b) believing that it is best to rest in an air conditioned location if you are working in extreme heat, or have heat-related illness.


FWIW, our company has employees who at times weld in plant areas where the ambient temperatures reach 130 degrees. We know what we are doing.

It's not a requirement you jackass it's a recommendation to prevent heat illness. Did I say it's best to rest in a AC surroundings such as a vehicle or a building? Our company gives their employees the right to take a 10-15 minute break inside an AC vehicle. I have no clue what you're trying to prove lol.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

It's not a requirement you jackass it's a recommendation to prevent heat illness. Did I say it's best to rest in a AC surroundings such as a vehicle or a building? Our company gives their employees the right to take a 10-15 minute break inside an AC vehicle. I have no clue what you're trying to prove lol.


oh really? your story keeps changing.

Originally Posted by Inmem58 http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?p=9796144#post9796144)

Not sure if you're the boss/owner of your company or what, but it's against OSHA's policies for an employee to break without air conditioning. You have the right to sit in air conditioning building or vehicle during break.

[In58men]

oh really? your story keeps changing.

It's not against their policies. I worded it wrong, I stand corrected.

[keg in kc]

Did it a little different today. Hottest day so far. Drank my carnation instant breakfast (usual pre-ride meal; feel sick if I eat solid food before I ride), but also drank 16 oz of water and 8 oz of gatorade. Then filled the rest of the bottle with ice for the ride. Did 10 miles with occasional water on the bike, got off at the halfway point and drank the gatorade (lukewarm by this point, but better than it would've been), then rode 10 home with occasional sips of (increasingly warm) water. Felt totally fine when I finished a few minutes ago, even with the bike thermometer showing 99 degrees at the end. Easily the highest temp for a ride for me this year, expected to struggle with it.

Actually remembered to use sunscreen today, too.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Did it a little different today. Hottest day so far. Drank my carnation instant breakfast (usual pre-ride meal; feel sick if I eat solid food before I ride), but also drank 16 oz of water and 8 oz of gatorade. Then filled the rest of the bottle with ice for the ride. Did 10 miles with occasional water on the bike, got off at the halfway point and drank the gatorade (lukewarm by this point, but better than it would've been), then rode 10 home with occasional sips of (increasingly warm) water. Felt totally fine when I finished a few minutes ago, even with the bike thermometer showing 99 degrees at the end. Easily the highest temp for a ride for me this year, expected to struggle with it.

Actually remembered to use sunscreen today, too.

What kind of bike do you own, Keg?

Been wanting to get into it, my knees can handle cycling no problem, but can't take the abuse of running.

[keg in kc]

I got a cheap hybrid a few years back. http://forgebikes.com/mountain-bike-saranac-cm.php

I'm technically too tall for it (17.5" frame), but I've never had any problems.

[Rausch]

I got a cheap hybrid a few years back.

Same here.

She's an excellent cook and she doesn't complain about cutting the grass...

[keg in kc]

Same here.

She's an excellent cook and she doesn't complain about cutting the grass...I bet mine's less in maintenance costs.