Is the recent heat wave affecting work?

**James** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 04:08 AM

After hearing and reading some stories. Wondering if anyone’s work is affected by the heat wave across the country?

I have a heard from a couple of contractors that have said that work has slowed because of the heat and they are trying to get approval to work at nights.

demobud · #2 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 07:51 AM

I am allowing more frequent breaks and urging my guys to keep hydrated. I had one guy fall out a few years ago and I don't want to see it happen again.

NukeWorker · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 12:45 PM

We have a nice lady from ES&H that visits everyday around 11:00 and takes the temperature and the humidity and computes the Heat Stress Index. If it too high the job is hut down and everybody is sent home. We have worked 1 day in the last 9. The alternative to a shut down is to require that each worker work 15 minutes and rest 45 minutes for each hour they are on site.
It's easier to just send them home

This lady would crap her panties if she ever had to work in a steel mill.

demobud · #4 (**permalink**) 07-20-2006, 01:45 PM

Tell me about it! I grew up working in scrap yards and when it got hot, we drank more water!

It does remind me of working at Fort Bragg during August, they have a heat danger flag that will go up if the heat index reaches a certain point, and then outdor activities are supossed to be suspended. I used to se the flag go up but the drill seargents would still be running the new recruits in full gear long after the flag. Those guys looked like they were gonna die.

**James** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-21-2006, 08:21 AM

Yea, I would say it would be easier just to send the guys home, as soon as they started back to its break time again.

Up here in the Northwest we have never really had that big of a problem, although it has happened in the past on a couple of projects.

NukeWorker · #6 (**permalink**) 07-21-2006, 10:12 AM

It's an equal opportunity event. We have the Heat Miser in the summer and her Evil Twin the Snow Miser in the winter. If it get too cold according to the Cold Weather Index we get shut down too.

**James** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2006, 06:04 AM

Well, it got hot here this weekend, I was out of town and is was 101 on Friday, 100 on Saturday, and 98 yesterday. That is just a little too much for me.

**James** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 05:53 AM

Looks like the MidWest areas are getting it now.

DemoDarlin · #9 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 06:40 AM

Coming thru MO now. It is misserable, trying to start as early as possible, how can you when it's 80* at 5am.

**James** · #10 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006, 09:26 AM

80* at 5 am in the morning? Holy cow, plus the humidity you guys have there, no thanks.

Anybody else adjusting again or still adjusting their work?