Are you heat fit or just hot? KNMI introduces heat impact index
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Are you heat fit or just hot? KNMI introduces heat impact index

Dutch News  

The KNMI weather bureau, research institute TNO, health institute RIVM and the VU university have joined forces to develop a new system to warn people about the dangers of the increasingly hot weather. “Heavy protective clothing increases the risk of heat stress enormously,” Kingma said. “By adapting work spaces staff will remain productive, even in high temperatures,” TNO work hygiene expert Jody Schinkel said. “Many people think advice such as “drink enough water” or “keep your house cool” is condescending,” Werner Hagens of the Nationaal Hitteplan, which also warns about the dangers of high temperatures, said. “With this index, we can involve people more actively, for instance by asking them ‘Are you heat fit?’,” he said.

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