Tips on how to stay cool as hot weather approaches
With high temperatures being forecast for next week, here are a few safety tips to stay cool …
- Purchase a fan now before local store supplies run out.
- Purchase and cut wooden dowels two to four inches shorter than your window track length to safely keep windows open for ventilation at night, and to prevent unwanted entry.
- Keep curtains closed and windows shut during the daytime and only open up when temperatures have dropped to 70 degrees or below. Use a box window fan to blow in cooler air right before going to sleep.
- Hydrate!
- Don’t forget the sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Do not prop open entry doors in a dorm or apartment, as you put the entire residence at risk of unwanted entry.
- If working outdoors, freeze several damp towels and bring them to your work site in a cooler and place periodically around your neck to cool down your body.
- Seek medical treatment immediately if signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke are present. (Don’t know what they are? Take the First Aid/AED/CPR classes next Monday and Tuesday to learn how to recognize and treat these serious conditions. Sign-ups are on the Campus Public Safety website).
– Campus Public Safety