Extreme Heat

 

Heat Advisory – August 10, 2009

A heat advisory was posted, Monday August 10, 2009, by the National Weather Service for: for Middlesex and other counties.  This also includes the city of New Brunswick.  For more information about heat advisories please visit: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Extreme Heat Advisory is in effect. For more information please access the following links:

Middlesex County Public Health Department
Extreme Heat Illness and Prevention Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety

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Additional Resources

• National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s (NOAA)
  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
  http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php

• CDC – Extreme Heat
  http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp
  
  
• NJDHSS - Hazardous Site Evaluation Program – Keep Your Cool
  http://www.nj.gov/health/eoh/hhazweb/cool.htm
  
  
• USEPA – Excessive Heat Events Guidebook
  http://epa.gov/heatisland/about/heatguidebook.html
  
  
• United States Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  Heat Stress - Hazards and Possible Solutions
  http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/heatstress/recognition.html