{"id":3986,"date":"2021-06-02T09:50:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T13:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/?p=3986"},"modified":"2021-06-02T11:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:45:37","slug":"the-summer-heat-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/2021\/06\/02\/the-summer-heat-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The Summer Heat is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Heat Illness Prevention &amp; First Aid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>Remember:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATER:<\/strong> Proper hydration is essential to prevent heat-related illness.\u00a0Drink water or electrolyte beverage (such as sports drinks) on a regular basis to maintain hydration throughout your shift and beyond. <strong>REST\/SHADE:<\/strong> Do not skip your break. Take your breaks in a cooler location.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Recognize heat illness signs: (not all inclusive)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confusion<\/li>\n<li>Dizziness or lightheaded<\/li>\n<li>Muscle spasms or pain<\/li>\n<li>Slurred speech<\/li>\n<li>Very high body temperature<\/li>\n<li>Rapid heart rate<\/li>\n<li>Clusters of red bumps on skin<\/li>\n<li>Nausea or vomiting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>First Aid:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take the affected worker to a cooler area (e.g., shade or air conditioning).<\/li>\n<li>Cool the worker immediately. Use active cooling techniques such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Remove outer layers of clothing, especially heavy protective clothing.<\/li>\n<li>Place ice or cold wet towels on the head, neck, trunk, armpits, and groin.<\/li>\n<li>Use fans to circulate air around the worker.<\/li>\n<li>Immerse the worker in cold water or an ice bath. Create the ice bath by placing all of the available ice into a large container with water, standard practice in sports.\u00a0This is the best method to cool workers rapidly in an emergency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please make sure to immediately contact your manager if you or your coworker experience any heat related illness or signs.<\/p>\n<p>In an extreme case where someone loses consciousness, has seizure, or slurred speech. Please contact 911, then your manager.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Flyer: <a href=\"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/2021\/06\/02\/the-summer-heat-is-here\/heat-info\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3988\">Heat Info<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat Illness Prevention &amp; First Aid \u00a0Remember: WATER: Proper hydration is essential to prevent heat-related illness.\u00a0Drink water or electrolyte beverage (such as sports drinks) on a regular basis to maintain hydration throughout your shift and beyond. REST\/SHADE: Do not skip your break. Take your breaks in a cooler location. Recognize heat illness signs: (not all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/2021\/06\/02\/the-summer-heat-is-here\/\">Read More <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3986"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3986"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3993,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3986\/revisions\/3993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/int.aceac.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}