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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">All
this week, National Weather Service forecasts for areas across eastern
Virginia
call for daytime temperature and humidity to produce Heat Index values
above
100 degrees Fahrenheit. These are potentially dangerous conditions, and
call for
implementing Stage 2 and possibly Stage 3 severe heat responses listed
in
ES&H Manual Chapter<span style=""> </span>6670, Appendix
T1 Heat Stress Work Cessation Procedure at: <a
href="http://www.jlab.org/ehs/ehsmanual/6670T1.htm">http://www.jlab.org/ehs/ehsmanual/6670T1.htm</a>
. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Please
use caution if working outdoors, in areas without air conditioning or
if
conducting strenuous work, and contact Industrial Hygiene at ext. 6381
for
fluid replenishment drinks and to conduct heat index measurements local
to your
work environment. Local measurements can help identify a work/rest
regimen that
will help you work more safely in the heat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Peak
temperatures will run from 1-5 p.m. each day. Plan outdoor work for
early
morning. Stay indoors with air conditioning whenever feasible. If
working
outdoors or in areas not air conditioned: <br>
--Plan adequate rest breaks,<br>
--Wear protective clothing and sun screen and <br>
--Drink plenty of hydrating fluids. Thirst lags behind dehydration.
Drink more
than your sense of thirst indicates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">If
you engage in lunchtime sports activities (jogging, street hockey,
walking,
bicycling, etc.) adjust your activity level and stay well hydrated.
The EH&S Manual calls for lab staff to curtail voluntary athletic
activities when the Heat Index exceeds 93 degrees F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">If
you feel ill or begin to experience heat stress symptoms, contact
Occupational
Medicine promptly at ext. 7539.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Review
heat related work requirements in the ES&H Manual chapter on
Thermal
Stress, web link; <a href="http://www.jlab.org/ehs/ehsmanual/6670.htm">http://www.jlab.org/ehs/ehsmanual/6670.htm</a>
.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For
additional information, review this heat stress tip sheet from the
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, at: <a
href="http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3154.pdf">http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3154.pdf</a>
.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
website for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Wakefield,
Va. is
at: <a href="http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/">http://www.erh.noaa.gov/akq/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
JLab weather page carries current local weather readings, at: <a
href="http://www.jlab.org/fm/wx/">http://www.jlab.org/fm/wx/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Information
about air quality is available at the Virginia Department of
Environmental
Quality webpage: <a href="http://www.deq.state.va.us/airquality/">http://www.deq.state.va.us/airquality/</a>
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<i><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
message is being
sent on behalf of the ESH&Q Division.</span></i><span
style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
<br>
<br>
</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Regards,<br>
Deb Magaldi<br>
Jefferson Lab<br>
Public Affairs<br>
12000 Jefferson Ave., Suite 15<br>
Newport News, VA 23606<br>
ph. 757-269-5102 </span>
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