As the Heat Stress at Work Warning is now in impact, the Labour Department (LD) advises companies and staff members to take proper procedures throughout the reliable duration of the alerting to avoid heat stroke when operating in heat or hot environments.

Workers who work outdoors or in non-air-conditioned indoor environments deal with high levels of heat tension and are at a fairly greater danger of heat stroke. Companies need to examine the threat elements of heat tension for staff members at work and, based upon the determined danger aspects, take essential preventive and control procedures, consisting of rescheduling work durations, establishing shading covers, supplying ventilation and heat dissipation devices, and advising workers to renew water and rest in a prompt way.

The Heat Stress at Work Warning is developed by the LD based upon the Hong Kong Heat Index, determined temperature levels usually over Hong Kong, and the “Extremely Hot Weather” Unique Alert. There are 3 levels of the caution: Amber, Red and Black, which assist companies and workers much better comprehend the level of heat tension while working outdoors or inside your home without air-conditioning systems.

A spokesperson for the LD stated that when the department problems the Heat Stress at Work Warning, companies should describe the requirements and suggestions supplied in the “Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work” to perform threat evaluations, according to the work and other appropriate heat tension danger aspects, for workers who work outdoors or in non-air-conditioned indoor work environments. Proper rest breaks must be set up every hour, as far as fairly practicable, based upon different levels of the Heat Stress at Work Warning, to minimize workers’ danger of heat stroke.

Workers should likewise follow directions to rest on time. Whenever there are any signs of heat-related health problems, such as headache, lightheadedness, thirst, and queasiness, they must rest in a cool and dubious location, beverage water, and notify employers/supervisors to take suitable action right away.

The LD provided the “Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work”detailing the different danger elements that ought to be thought about when carrying out heat tension threat evaluations and advising matching control procedures for determined threat aspects for companies’ and workers’ referral. For the Heat Stress at Work Warning and associated standards, please describe the department’s thematic website: www.labour.gov.hk/eng/news/prevention_of_heat_stroke_at_work.htm.