Table 2.
What other interventions could be useful?
| Intervention | Frequency of answer |
|---|---|
| Make drinking water available | 5 |
| Planned breaks | 3 |
| Refrain from working outdoors in the hottest hours | 3 |
| Better insulate old buildings, tint windows, etc | 2 |
| Comprehensive risk assessment of heat stress for all tasks with each industry | 1 |
| Have social security set up for workers who cannot work because of the heat | 1 |
| Inform the workers about the signs/symptoms and health affects of heat illness | 1 |
| Not having to wear helmets | 1 |
| Suck the heat out of the top of the building | 1 |
| Add more radiant heat screens | 1 |
| Better helmets | 1 |
| Surveillance of health indicators | 1 |
| Provide saline supplementation | 1 |
| Plan interventions | 1 |
| Improve canteen controls to stop food spoilage | 1 |
| Air conditioning sanitation and revision | 1 |
| Evaluate personal protective equipment being used | 1 |
| Better clothing | 1 |
| Shading | 1 |