Extreme Heat Impacts Outdoor Workers in Nassau County

Dangers of Extreme Heat for Outdoor Workers

• ⚠️ Outdoor workers, such as landscapers and contractors, face particularly dangerous conditions during extreme heat.
• 🩺 Medical experts advise hydration, frequent breaks, and monitoring for signs of heat exhaustion like dizziness, nausea, clammy sweat, and rapid pulse.
• 🌡️ Temperatures can feel significantly hotter for those working with materials like asphalt, reaching an estimated 200°F.

Healthcare System Strain

• 🏥 Emergency departments have seen a spike in patients with heat-related illnesses.
• 🚑 Those admitted to the hospital were often individuals with jobs requiring them to work outdoors.

Essential Workers and Power Outages

• ⚡ PSEG is balancing the safety of their workers with the need to restore power for customers, especially during extreme heat.
• 🤝 Essential workers at food pantries continue to serve the community despite difficult circumstances, creating their own shade when necessary.

Power Outage Management

• 📊 Power outages were sporadic and in the hundreds, not thousands, on this day.
• ⏱️ The average repair time for power outages on Long Island was 74 minutes.