Texas high schools face mandatory heat safety rules for outdoor activities starting Aug. 1
The rule replaces recommendations with enforced thresholds, practice changes and onsite cooling gear after recent heat deaths prompted a UIL review.
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Doctors Urge Heat Safety as Fall Sports Practices Begin
High school athletes across the country are already feeling the heat as teams begin practices for several sports, including football, cross country and soccer.While student athletes and coaches are anxious to get the season under way, experts say it’s important to stay safe, especially when it comes to practicing during the grueling August temperatures.“The summer heat is very dangerous for so many different reasons, and it is important to know …
All schools must prepare for heat waves and take appropriate measures to ensure that their students are protected. The Government is preparing a new draft...
'It's all about student safety': Chapel Hill ISD Athletics prepares for UIL heat requirements
CHAPEL HILL, Texas (KETK)--- Beginning Aug. 1, Chapel Hill ISD along with all East Texas School districts will implement a new UIL-mandated heat-safety protocol for outdoor activities. Outdoor athletics and marching bands must utilize the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) to monitor environmental conditions and guide activity modifications. WBGT estimates the effect of temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and solar radiation [...]
MSDH urges precautions against heat-related illnesses, head injuries as football season nears
With the high school football season right around the corner and extreme heat continuing, the Mississippi State Department of Health is urging schools, student-athletes, and parents to be mindful of preventable head and heat-related injuries. Schools are encouraged to require pre-participating physicals to identity underlying health conditions, including heart issues, before students begin participating in sports. Health officials also recommend…
Preparations must begin now to prevent heat-related illnesses in fall sports, activities | People’s Defender
News Release The heat is on – and so is the smoke and haze – as millions of middle school and high school student-athletes and participants in activities like marching band get set to begin the fall seasons in our nation’s schools. In addition to football, coaches in many other fall sports, such as volleyball, soccer and field hockey – are beginning their preparations for the upcoming seasons. Source
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