IMSS Issues Recommendations to Prevent Heat Shocks in Field Workers

Ciudad Valles, S.L.P. – With more than 48 hours in advance and under temperatures above 40°C, about 200 people are already lining up outside the offices of the IMSS Union in the Fovisste colony, hoping to enter the job exchange that will officially open on Wednesday, May 28. These are direct family members of workers of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) who aspire to occupy a federal position through the National Union of Social Secur…

Given the high temperatures that are recorded in much of the country, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) issued a series of recommendations aimed especially at agricultural workers and people working in the open air, in order to prevent heat shocks, dehydration and industrial accidents.Dr. Gabriel Alejandro Real Ornelas, responsible for the Toxicology and Environmental Health Area of the IMSS Work Health Coordination, explained that du…