Dubai, UAE: Dubai Municipality will launch the activities of its annual summer safety campaign under the slogan ‘Safe and Healthy Summer’ tomorrow in its club located in Al Garhoud, Dubai.
The campaign is aimed at raising awareness and safety culture among all segments of the society with regard to symptoms of summer and heat stress in various public areas in the Emirate of Dubai.
Eng. Redha Salman, Director of Public Health and Safety Department said this campaign is a continuation of successful campaigns over the past years. This is the sixth consecutive year of ‘Safe and Healthy Summer’ campaign, targeting workers, families, beachgoers and visitors of open areas.
‘Global warming has been increasing every year and the direct and indirect effects of high temperature are terrifying. Many people are getting ill and die as a result of lack of protection from heat stress and unawareness of safety measures,’ Redha said.
‘Hence, the Municipality will ensure cooperation between both private and public sectors in order to accomplish the public interest with respect to the safety and health of employees and awareness of the regulations and laws issued by the Municipality ,” he said.
The campaign also aims at educating workers about the dangers of heat stress, create awareness of its risk and to apply the best practices in work sites during the summer, providing actual treatment of heat stress.
‘High temperature with humidity leads to excessive sweating in an attempt to cool the body resulting in rapid dehydration (excessive loss of body water and important electrolytes), which causes various heat related illnesses and can lead to heat exhaustion and heatstroke if not controlled. It is necessary to drink plenty of water,” Salman added.
© Emirates News Agency (WAM)
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