How to Stay Cool in Heatwave?
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Hi George, how are you doing?
Not bad. I’ve just finished my work.
Heatwave has arrived across the globe. I cannot sleep well without air-conditioning.
I feel a lot hotter than heat index implies. Unreasonable heat has driven me exhausted after work.
As you spend many hours working outdoors, you should really take extra precautions.
I’m trying to stay cool at the construction site.
The hot weather will cause heart disease and it’s extremely dangerous.
I remain mindful of how my body feels now.
If you feel sick, you should respond appropriately.
Absolutely. I keep track of my heart rate regularly with my wearable fitness device.
As you sweat more, please be reminded to drink enough water.
Thanks. Working outside in hot weather is easy to get dehydrated.
How often do you drink water?
To stay hydrated, I drink plenty of water in every 15 minutes. It’s also better to drink water even when I’m not feeling thirsty.
Do you drink any alcohol and caffeine?
No. It should be avoided because too much alcohol and caffeine can lead to dehydration. I bring a bottle with me to the job and refill water throughout the day.
Dehydration can contribute to fatigue. Can you refill water easily?
Yes. The free access to drinking water is close to my work area.
Is your uniform breathable and comfortable? Are you feeling hot?
The long-sleeved uniform is specially designed by my employer. The light-coloured fabrics can wick sweat away from my skin.
I feel drier and cooler. The lightweight and loose-fitting clothes can help reducing heat load on my body. I also wear a portable neck fan which can keep me cool while spending long days outside.
I always keep several cooling cloth in the icebox. During working outside, it can help maintaining body temperature by placing on the back of my neck.
In addition, I wear safety glasses and brimmed hat to protect against harmful UV (Ultraviolet) rays. To avoid severe sun burn, using sun cream is also a must for my face and neck.
As you’re sweating continually during work, please be reminded to reapply sun cream regularly as an effective measure.
Right. The sweat can reduce the amount of protection.
My boss has made special arrangements for working in hot weather.
What are they?
He has modified work schedule to cooler periods in daytime and cooler places. I now start work at 6am every morning. During the cooler morning hours, I handle tougher job first.
Your boss is considerate and it can avoid working during the hottest point of the day.
As I’m responsible for performing heavy work, my boss allows me to work for 45 minutes and rest for 15 minutes. Such arrangement can avoid me from working in the hot environment for prolonged periods of time.
Taking more breaks in extreme heat is very important. It can conserve your energy and cool down before continuing your work.
I take rest with water breaks in the shelters that are equipped with ventilation facilities such as fan and blower for increasing air flow.
Do you know that the productivity can be maximised if we take 15-minute break after working for one hour or more?
Really? I personally think that the number of the rest periods and their respective durations should also depend on the dangerous heat conditions.
It’s lucky that my boss is quite reasonable. He always reminds us to pay attention to the body and the symptoms of heat illness. He also encourages us to remove the protective gear during breaks.
Why? It’s inconvenient for you to wear and take off the clothes as you’ve many breaks.
It can cool off more quickly. If temperature, humidity and sunshine increase, it would also lead to declining physical capacity.
He requests us to stop working when feeling heat-related discomfort such as headache, dizziness and fainting.
Except for health issue, it may also cause safety incident.
It’s true. My colleague was suffered from heat exhaustion last week. Our trained safety assistant got him out of the sun and into a cooler setting. The heat illness was cured by taking necessary first aid. After rehydration and rest, he finally recovered.
He was lucky. If he was suffered from heat stroke, medical advice must be sought immediately.
Working in hot weather is dangerous. Please take extra note of it.
I would ensure to sleep sufficiently and eat healthily. To have a strong body, I aim for sleeping 8 hours per day and stay away from junk food. As exposure to heat can cause death, my children worry about me every day.
Global warming is the result of our behaviour. We burnt coal, natural gas and oil and emitted tremendous tons of carbon dioxide. We bear the consequence now.
To cope with extreme heat, everyone should take precautions. You should also keep cool in hot weather.
I usually stay indoors during the peak hours of the sun. I walk in the shade and apply sunscreen. I always keep hydrated by drinking cold water.
My mother is not feeling well recently because overheating affects her heart problem. Elder people are at higher risk due to their long-term illness.
Please take good care of your mother.
Talk to you next time. I’ll have dinner with my family at the restaurant. Bye.
Let’s catch up later. See you.
See you.
WITH CHINESE SCRIPT
嗨，喬治，您好嗎？
不錯，我剛剛完成我的工作。
熱浪已經席捲全球，沒有空調我就睡不好。
我感覺比炎熱指數所暗示的要熱得多，不合理的炎熱使我下班後疲憊不堪。
當您在戶外工作很長時間時，您確實應該採取額外的預防措施。
我努力在建築工地上保持涼快。
炎熱的天氣會引發心臟病，這是極其危險的。
我現在會繼續關注我的身體感覺。
如果您感到不適，您應該做出適當的反應。
絕對是，我使用可穿戴健身設備定期記錄我的心率。
當您出汗較多時，請提醒喝足夠的水。
多謝，炎熱的天氣在戶外工作很容易脫水。
您多久喝一次水？
為了保持水分，我每 15 分鐘就喝大量的水，即使我不感到口渴，也最好喝水。
您喝酒精和咖啡因嗎？
沒有，應避免飲用，因為過多的酒精和咖啡因會導致脫水，我上班時會隨身攜帶一瓶水，並全天補充水。
脫水會導致疲勞，可以方便加水嗎？
可以，免費提供的飲用水是靠近我的工作區。
您的制服透氣舒適嗎？您感覺熱嗎？
長袖制服是我的僱主專門設計的，淺色面料可以吸走皮膚上的汗水。
我感覺更乾爽、更涼爽，輕便寬鬆的衣服有助於減少身體的熱負荷，我還戴著一個便攜式頸風扇，它可以讓我在長時間戶外時保持涼爽。
我總是在冰箱裡放幾塊冷卻布，在戶外工作時，將其放在頸後可以幫助保持體溫。
此外，我佩戴安全眼鏡和有邊的帽以防止有害的紫外線，為了避免嚴重曬傷，臉部和頸部也必須使用防曬霜。
由於工作時不斷出汗，請提醒定期重新塗抹防曬霜，這是一個有效的措施。
正確的，出汗會降低防護量。
我的老闆對炎熱天氣下的工作做了特別安排。
這些是什麼？
他已將工作安排修改為白天較涼爽的時段及於較涼爽的地方，我現在每天早上六點開始工作，在涼爽的早晨，我首先處理更艱鉅的工作。
您的老闆很體貼，可以避免在一天中最熱的時候工作。
由於我負責的工作比較繁重，所以老闆允許我工作45分鐘，休息15分鐘，這樣的安排可以避免我長時間在炎熱的環境下工作。
在酷熱的天氣下多休息非常重要，它可以在繼續工作之前保存您的能量並讓您涼快下來。
我在遮蔽處休息，遮蔽處配備了風扇、鼓風機等通風設施，以增加空氣流通。
您是否知道，如果我們工作一小時或更長時間後休息 15 分鐘，可以最大限度地提高工作效率？
真的嗎？我個人認為，休息時間的數量和其持續時間還應該取決於危險的高溫條件。
幸好我的老闆還算通情達理，他總是提醒我們注意身體和中暑症狀，他還鼓勵我們在休息時脫掉防護裝備。
為什麼？休息時間多，穿脫衣服不方便。
它可以更快地冷卻，如果溫度、濕度和日照增加，也會導致體能下降。
他要求我們在感到頭痛、頭暈、昏厥等與熱有關的不適時停止工作。
除了健康問題外，它還可能導致安全事故。
這是真的，我的同上週熱衰竭，我們訓練有素的安全助理讓他遠離陽光，進入涼爽的環境，通過採取必要的急救措施，治癒了熱衰竭，經過補水和休息後，他終於康復。
他很幸運，如果他中暑了，必須立即就醫。
在炎熱的天氣裏工作是危險的，請您額外注意一下。
我會確保充足的睡眠和健康的飲食，為了擁有強壯的身體，我的目標是每天睡覺8小時並遠離垃圾食品，由於暴露在高溫下會導致死亡，我的孩子們每天都擔心我。
全球變暖是我們行為的結果，我們燃燒煤炭、天然氣和石油，排放了大量二氧化碳，現在我們承擔後果。
為了應對酷暑，每個人都應該採取預防措施，在炎熱的天氣裡您也應該保持涼爽。
我通常在陽光最強烈的時候待在室內，我在陰涼處散步並塗防曬霜，我喝冷水來保持水份。
我媽媽最近感覺不舒服，因為過熱影響了她的心臟問題，老年人由於長期患病，面臨更高的風險。
請好好照顧您的媽媽。
下次再和您聊，我將和家人一起去餐廳吃晚飯，再見。
我們稍後再聊吧，再見。
再見。