The heat is on for Dubai's hottest jobs

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The heat is on for Dubai's hottest jobs. We find out how employees cope with the high summer temperatures while carrying out some of the hottest jobs in Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00As Dubai's temperature shoots up during the hot summer season, it is becoming increasingly

00:09difficult to do any kind of outdoor activity, especially more challenging for people who

00:14do fieldwork.

00:15GNTV braved the scorching heat to talk to people who spend most of their working hours

00:19under the sun.

00:21We asked them about the usual problems, difficulties and health issues that they encounter, how

00:26they are coping and what measures or remedies they have built to survive the heat.

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01:30During the summer, it's not only the temperature that goes up.

01:34Health experts point out that the number of heat-related illnesses also increases.

01:39When you go out and you get exposed to the sun, the first effect is the person gets prone

01:44to dehydration.

01:45So there's a lot of loss of fluids from the body through sweat.

01:48Those sweats are a very cooling effect, yet you lose a lot of salts, particularly sodium

01:54and potassium, which in turn affects the kidney and the brain and the heart eventually.

01:59A person gets dehydrated, there are different stages, you know, it may start from cramps

02:03only.

02:04Then the cramps, if they are not treated, the person doesn't get rehydrated and he's

02:08not cooled, he's not put inside a room which is air conditioned, the temperature is not

02:12brought down.

02:14Of course, it may pass on to heat exhaustion and then finally eventually it goes up to

02:19heat stroke.

02:20And the exposure of skin to the sun, again, that gives you dark skin and it's really irritating

02:29also the skin gets irritated and eventually it's the UV rays directly hits the skin and

02:35skin is prone to cancers, various types of cancers.

02:40And so hydration is really important.

02:42You need to take precaution in taking lots of fluids and cover yourself completely when

02:48you go out.

02:49When we talk about allergies, of course, there's a flare-up in allergies as well because

02:53as you know, when we talk about allergies, we think about spring season, but in summers

02:59there are certain allergies when there is especially a lot of dust in the air, gastroenteritis.

03:04Since food becomes really sensitive, you leave it out for a few minutes and then you're prone

03:08to get these kinds of GI symptoms.

03:10Residents, most especially those who work outdoors, must therefore be extra cautious

03:14and careful.

03:16Dubai government has itself strictly imposed a mandatory midday break during the summer

03:21months for laborers who work in the sun.

03:24So as the summer heat intensifies, it will certainly help to remember a few simple steps

03:28to beat summer illnesses.

03:30Drink lots of liquid, stay indoors as much as possible, and exercise regularly to stay

03:35physically fit.

03:36Irish Iden Balieza, Gulf News.

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