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<blockquote data-quote="satellitedriver" data-source="post: 861083" data-attributes="member: 1664"><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>I have read this entire thread and I am appalled at your responses.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>The only one I slightly agree with is,</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong></strong></span>anyone with a brain should know when they are getting ill.<span style="color: #006400"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>Any true manager should know the conditions they are asking-(read as demanding)- employees to work under. UPS only provides the minimum required conditions to meet OSHA standards.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>The malarkey about staying hydrated is the key to avoiding heat exhaustion is just that, Malarkey!</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>Hydration is just one of the four key factors in avoiding heat exhaustion that can lead quickly into heat stroke.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>1. Hydration</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong> Simply put drink a lot water.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>2. Electrolytes</strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: #006400"><strong>Drinking mass amount of water, sweating and urination depletes the electrolytes in ones body.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>-( anyone that took an eight grade science course knows that all body functions from brain to muscle depend on an "electrical" signal)-</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>3. Shade</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong> Simplistic term for allowing ones core body temp to cool down below the danger zone of over 102.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>4. Rest</strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: #006400"><strong>This is synonymous with shade in keeping ones core temp below the danger zone.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>Words written on a sign just does not cut the muster.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>How about teaching-( or learning)- that drinking only GatorAid, or any other electrolyte supplement, is a very dangerous overload of potassium that can mimic a heart attack and require hospitalization for it's adverse effects.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>Basic rule of thumb is 1pint of GatorAid to 2 to3 pints of water.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>You also posted this,</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong></strong></span> was this in response to a death? don't know, but it was a good step in the right direction</p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>A good manager would-(should)- know that the previous steps taken were inadequate and make correct corrections.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong>Step up and learn what you are trying to sell.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006400"><strong></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satellitedriver, post: 861083, member: 1664"] [COLOR=#006400][B]I have read this entire thread and I am appalled at your responses. The only one I slightly agree with is, [/B][/COLOR]anyone with a brain should know when they are getting ill.[COLOR=#006400][B] Any true manager should know the conditions they are asking-(read as demanding)- employees to work under. UPS only provides the minimum required conditions to meet OSHA standards. The malarkey about staying hydrated is the key to avoiding heat exhaustion is just that, Malarkey! Hydration is just one of the four key factors in avoiding heat exhaustion that can lead quickly into heat stroke. 1. Hydration Simply put drink a lot water. 2. Electrolytes Drinking mass amount of water, sweating and urination depletes the electrolytes in ones body. -( anyone that took an eight grade science course knows that all body functions from brain to muscle depend on an "electrical" signal)- 3. Shade Simplistic term for allowing ones core body temp to cool down below the danger zone of over 102. 4. Rest This is synonymous with shade in keeping ones core temp below the danger zone. Words written on a sign just does not cut the muster. How about teaching-( or learning)- that drinking only GatorAid, or any other electrolyte supplement, is a very dangerous overload of potassium that can mimic a heart attack and require hospitalization for it's adverse effects. Basic rule of thumb is 1pint of GatorAid to 2 to3 pints of water. You also posted this, [/B][/COLOR] was this in response to a death? don't know, but it was a good step in the right direction [COLOR=#006400][B]A good manager would-(should)- know that the previous steps taken were inadequate and make correct corrections. Step up and learn what you are trying to sell. [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#006400][/COLOR][B][COLOR=#006400][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#006400][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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