WorkSafeBC puts out a warning as an incoming heat wave expected to bring peak temperatures to 40 C in some parts of the province this week.
B.C.’s workers' compensation board is warning employers and staff to be on the lookout for heat stress as the province plunges into another heat wave.
“Whether you are working outdoors on a farm or construction site, or indoors in a restaurant kitchen, or a factory floor, heat stress can cause serious injuries and even death.” The new system starts with a heat warning that will indicate temperatures are rising and are expected to exceed regional thresholds for minimum daytime and nighttime temperatures. Once those temperature thresholds are met and are expected to increase over a three-day period, the government will send out an emergency broadcast alert through the national text alert readiness system, radio and television.
According to WorkSafeBC, there were 115 worker claims related to last year’s heat wave, a 180 per cent increase from the previous three-year average of 41 claims. WorkSafeBC requires employers to carry out heat stress assessments, and where appropriate, put in place a heat stress mitigation plant to train people on recognizing the symptoms of heat-related injuries.
Medication, such as diuretics, or recreational drugs like cocaine and amphetamines can interfere with your body’s ability to compensate for the heat. Alcohol only accelerates dehydration. Alone under punishing heat and with little water, those factors set the stage for a devastating spiral. As you begin the march toward hyperthermia, you might have a headache, feel tired or dizzy.Your palms sweat. You don’t want to do anything. Or maybe you forgot to put on sunscreen at the beach.
At this point, finding a cool place and restoring fluid with electrolytes can bring a person back. But if you’re stuck in an apartment or caught under the sun, things can turn quickly.You speak in broken words, unable to string together full thoughts.
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