To be worried about work with the temperature tomorrow

And that's just for starters. Other examples include Multiple sclerosis, arthritis, diabetes, Myasthenia Gravis, sjogrens, eczema

People on antidepressants can be less tolerant of the heat, as well as people with thyroid issues.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/13/the-story-of-a-heat-death-david-went-to-work-in-his-new-job-on-a-french-building-site-by-the-end-of-the-day-he-was-dead

A quick Google indicates that heat is a very well known risk factor for construction workers.

There are lots of articles about it.

That's not the case at all

There were some fairly prominent cases of excess deaths among construction workers in Mediterranean countries. Just because you don't know about it doesn't mean it isn't happening

And of course many warmer countries work a different pattern and have a big siesta in the middle of the day precisely because of the heat

Sitting in an office? Have a thought for those on the frontline on their feet doing a twelve hour shift.

To be fair it’s fucking Baltic in the council building I work in…
If the HOS isn’t in A/C stat wars start from about 10.40 onwards and last all day !!

Will somebody please think of the men!!!!

Shit…
I actually mean that seriously the men all out on site cracking on …
I wonder how many of the outdoor tradies are shitting themselves about tomo.

probably all just in bed waiting for the 5am alarm to go off fir another bog standard 9 hour day … just like every other summer day they crack on regardless

Evil 😂

Why is this a thing starting from last week? People pre planning a day off!
Last weekend it was 32, which we all survived. My phone currently says it’s going to be 29 tomorrow, what’s the big deal?

Just read the thread!

People die in all countries when there's a heatwave...the old, the young, the medically vulnerable, the homeless. Its not unique to the UK.

The UK doesn't have the infrastructure to cope with the heatwaves we get these days either. No air con, buildings built for a cold to temperate, wet climate...Not much shade outdoors. The heat tends to be more humid here than some hotter countries too. Finally, the people are less used to heat than hotter countries and heatwaves give us less time to acclimatise.

Makes you wonder how brikkies, builders carpenters, scaffolders, roofers cope In summer, out in the afternoon sun in layers of protective gear, humping and shifting with little to no shade.

I mean come on

You have my sympathy OP, I hate the heat, anything over 25 is too much for me.

It's times like this I'm glad I moved to the Hebrides where it's predicted to reach the dizzy heights of 15° tomorrow.

Ignoring the minefield that is giving an opinion about the heat, surely the answer to your question will depend on the nature of your job/what your contract says? If you WFH sometimes and don’t have any patient-facing appointments tomorrow, I’d say you’re probably likely to be granted it. If you (and others in your role) never WFH and you have a full diary of patients to see, probably not?

Maybe she should also have taught you to understand that not everyone is the same. Not everyone has the capacity to just be resilient?

passing out from the heat is due to my medical event or the medication for it.
It Has the sum of fuck all to do with being resilient.

There's a reason for excess morbidity and mortality when it's very hot. Anyone on a high dose of antidepressants or antipsychotics, people with high blood pressure, people with diabetes, anyone with kidney disease, people over 65 - they're all at higher risk.

Once again, people with those issues also live in other countries and seem to cope.

DD worked in anaesthetics during Covid, PPE'd up the eyeballs in that hot summer.

It was hellish but she survived. I am sure you will too. I am working this week out in the direct sunshine for a lot of it. I am 52 and knackered. No chance of working from home. Sometimes you just have to get on with it.

And yet people seem to manage in other countries - or did I miss the fact that nowhere is ever as hot as the UK?

Bloody could reasonably argue it if you worked in my office!

I'm planning to go to the office tomorrow.Because my house is dreadful in the heat and the office is always cooler. I don't think you could reasonably argue.Your own home was any cooler unless you've got air conditioning.

Are you at a particular risk? Due to the heat

It doesn't help this late in the day but these are an absolute god send, no plugging in required and can hang round your neck.

No, they're unbearably HOT year round!!

especially on orthopedic wards as they're full of elderly patients who 'feel the cold!

I understand the need to keep them warm & comfortable but it's torture when you are running hot yourself!

My classroom was a metal box. 30 hot bodies in a tiny room with windows that only opened a crack, constantly moaning about the heat and doing very little.
I now work in an office where I can go to the loo and splash myself with water/get a drink whenever i want. It’s heavenly!

Forgiveness is easier to get than permission!!

take some frozen water bottles ti stand in front of the fan!!

Just an example of medications that impact on the ability to cope with heat.

And a fair percentage of the population will be on antidepressants for starters.