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 Preparations During Extreme Heat |
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| Always keep a torch, emergency food and beverage, a fan, a portable radio, etc. in case of a power failure. |
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| Check contact information of the hospital closest to the house and examine you and your families' symptoms such as heatstroke etc. |
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| Prepare mineral water and bathe in advance in case of water supply interruption. |
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| Whenever using a cooling device, keep the temperature difference between inside and outside a building to be about 5℃ to prevent air-conditioningitis. (26℃～28℃ are recommendable as healthful indoor cooling temperature) |
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| Be ready against overload by inspecting the transformer. (Pay special attention to old apartments!) |
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| Prevent a direct ray of light from coming into the house as much as possible using curtains. |
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| Once a vehicle long-distance service plan is established, a traffic accident may occur due to changes in the road, so be extra careful. |
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 A Tropical Night |
| Abstain from food (coffee, tea, cola, chocolate etc.) containing caffeine and alcohol. Avoid smoking also. |
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| Create a comfortable environment through proper cooling. |
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| If humidity is excessively decreased through cooling, there is high possibility of onset of respiratory diseases so it is important to maintain humidity. |
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| Issue Criteria for Heavy Snow Watch & Warning |
Extreme Heat Watch: When it is expected that the daily highest temperature is 33℃ or higher and the daily highest heat index is 32℃ or higher in June～September for two days or more.
Extreme Heat Warning : When it is expected that the daily highest temperature is 35℃ or higher and the daily highest heat index is 41℃ or higher in June～September for two days or more.
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| Light exercise in the early evening is helpful for a sound sleep. |
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| It is desirable to take a shower with warm water before going to bed. |
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| Drinking a cup of milk before going to bed eliminates a sense of hunger and induces sleeping. |
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| It is important to make sleeping and rising time regular. |
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 During Extreme Heat Watch |
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| Abstain from outdoor activities. (When forced to go out, put on a wide-brim hat or wear simple clothes. Bring a water bottle.) |
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| Avoid drinking too sweet or caffeine-containing beverages. Drink lots of water. |
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| Within a building without a cooling device, prevent sunlight from coming into the room, ventilate to let out dead air, and turn on the fan |
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| Do not leave an old person or a child alone in a car with all windows rolled up. |
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| Old persons who have limited movements or those living alone should refrain from going out. Relatives and neighbors should be asked to watch over them. |
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| When taking in salt rehydrate, consult a physician. |
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| When an initial symptom of heatstroke appears such as dizziness, nausea, headache, muscle spasm, etc., move to a cold place, rest for several minutes, and drink a cold beverage slowly. |
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| At 12:00~4:00 pm, when temperature reaches the highest level, stay in the building for 2 hours at least where cooling is available. |
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| At the work site |
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| Abstain from external events, for example, outdoor events and sports games. |
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| Take a nap for 10~15 minutes at lunchtime to maintain personal health. |
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| Improve the working environment for the staff and allow casual dressing. |
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| At school |
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| Allow for shortened school hours in elementary, middle, and high schools. |
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| Abstain from outdoor activities. |
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| Be careful of food poisoning when providing school lunch. |
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| At industrial and construction sites |
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| Have more frequent, short resting times rather than a long resting time. |
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| When working outside for a long time, wear a vest with an ice pack. |
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| Open all windows and doors for natural ventilation. |
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| Check the cooler of construction machinery regularly to prevent overheating. |
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| Maintain cleanliness and perform disinfection at the office on the spot, the headquarters, the cafeteria, etc. to prevent problems including food poisoning, typhoid fever, encephalitis, etc. |
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| Take a cup of cold water (with salt) at an interval of 15~20 minutes at work. Avoid alcohol- and caffeine-containing beverages. |
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| Avoid any heat sources, for example, hot liquid, hot machine, flame, etc., and install a heatproof booth. |
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| Avoid wearing tight clothes that impede sweating. |
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| In fish farms |
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| Install a shade in land farm facilities and mix bottom water and upper water. |
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| Open the windows of farming facilities for good ventilation. |
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| Feed low-temperature underground seawater. |
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| Feed liquefied oxygen to prevent oxygen deficit with increased water temperature. |
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| Prevent fish diseases from spreading due to the physiological weakening among the fish. |
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| Check power generators in advance to guard against electricity failure. |
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| In farmhouses and stalls |
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| Attach an insulating material such as styrofoam etc. to the ceiling of a stall. |
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| Open windows, perform continuous ventilation with a fan etc., and keep proper breeding density. |
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| Install a water sprayer on the ceiling of a pigsty or a henhouse to prevent radiant heat. |
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| Install a mosquito control system and disinfect the stall. |
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| Install lightproof facilities, drip irrigation, and water film facilities to prevent damage to a house. |
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| Build up control of insect pests against increase of damage by blight and harmful insects. |
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| Perform irrigation with a sprinkler for vegetables grown outdoors. |
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| On roads and railways |
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| Perform water spraying with a sprinkler on the road to prevent the road surface from deforming upon a forecast temperature of 35℃ or higher. |
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| Build up traveling inspection of the railroad and spray water on the rail. |
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 At Extreme Heat Warning |
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| Abstain from outdoor activity between 12:00~4:00 pm. |
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| Do not get in the water without preparation nor suddenly take a shower with cold water.(risk of heart attack) |
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| Turn the fan toward a window to induce ventilation. (Abstain from successively using a fan for a long time.) |
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| Hard exercise at a late time prevents sound sleeping; abstain from watching drama, playing computer games etc. which may cause a sense of tension. |
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| Wear loose and light clothes to prevent UV and apply a UV block such as sun screen to exposed skin. |
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| When going out with a child, do not wrap him/her with a thick blanket or clothes. |
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| Prevent a very old person who has limited movement from going out. Families, relatives and neighbors should check their condition regularly. |
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| At the work site |
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| Cancel all outdoor activities. |
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| Allow for nap time for employees. |
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| Allow for a flexible work schedule system, avoiding the high-temperature time zone. |
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| Impose a compulsory action of leave to an employee whose physical condition is abnormal. |
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| At school |
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| Consider temporary closure in elementary and middle schools. |
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| Abstain from outdoor activities such as physical activity in the playground, picnic, etc. |
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| Again, be careful of food poisoning in providing school lunch. |
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| At industrial and construction sites |
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| Carefully allow for stoppage of construction under the field manager's responsibility. |
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| Avoid long-time work, reduce working time, and consider night duty. |
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| At 12:00~4:00 pm when temperature reaches the highest level, stop all indoor and outdoor work if possible and take a rest. |
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| There is risk of an electric shock due to insufficient sleeping and accumulated fatigue. Abstain from handling electricity. |
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| Abstain from unnecessarily rapid movements especially when working outdoors. |
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| Always wear a safety helmet and a safety belt at work. |
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| Observe the behavior of fish in terms of feeding or any other behavior, and immediately remove fish that exhibits any abnormality. (to prevent disease from spreading) |
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| Put ice in the water tank to inhibit water temperature from increasing. |
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| Reduce breeding density to the utmost as well as rapid transfer. |
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| Check feed for rotting due to humidity or exposure to direct ray of sunlight, since raw feed is rapidly oxidized. |
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| In farmhouses and stalls |
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| Provide clean water and give vitamins and mineral-mixed feed. |
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| Do not supply moldy or old feed. |
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| Upon livestock's death, rapidly bury and disinfect them to prevent infectious disease from spreading. |
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| Remove excretions in a stall and keep it dry. |
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| There is risk of a fire due to electric leakage, short, overheat, etc. Check electric consumption for cooling and ventilation. |
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| On roads and railways |
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| To prevent the road surface from deforming and ward off traffic accidents, control traffic for heavy vehicles etc. and spray water on the road. |
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| Drive slowly, stop driving, and spray water as the rail temperature increases. |
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