Delegated Services Risk Warning: Weather; Heat

Hello all,

The Met office have just emailed an Amber warning regarding the above titled, hence this email to you. It extends across our operational area.

Issued: 13:59 (UTC+1) on Mon 11 Jul 2022

You will see it refers to the coming weekend and into Monday to take into account with your on and off site activities.

You should expect:

* Adverse health effects are likely to be experienced by those vulnerable to extreme heat

* The wider population are likely to experience some adverse health effects including sunburn or heat exhaustion (dehydration, nausea, fatigue) and other heat related illnesses

* More people are likely to visit coastal areas, lakes and rivers leading to an increased risk of water safety incidents

* Some changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required

* An increased chance that some heat-sensitive systems and equipment may fail, leading to power cuts and the loss of other services to some homes and businesses

* Some delays to road, rail and air travel are possible, with potential for welfare issues for those who experience prolonged delays

NB: A full moon is due too, which may add to behaviour issues.

Please dynamically risk assess your whole range of activities for this period and those of contractors too, in the light of this information. If there are any aspects of particular concern, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Weather warning

	Amber warning for South West England
	Extreme heat
	Between 00:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 17 Jul 2022 and 23:59 (UTC+1) on Sun 17 Jul 2022

Headline

Some exceptionally high temperatures are possible during Sunday and could lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

What to expect

Population-wide adverse health effects are likely to be experienced, not limited to those most vulnerable to extreme heat, leading to potential serious illness or danger to life. Government advice is that 999 services should be used in emergencies only; seek advice from 111 if you need non-emergency health advice.
Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required
Significantly more people are likely to visit coastal areas, lakes and rivers leading to increased risk of water safety incidents
Delays on roads and road closures are possible, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel, with potential for significant welfare issues for those who experience even moderate delays

What should I do?

Issued: 13:59 (UTC+1) on Mon 11 Jul 2022

Further details

Temperatures will build again later this week and over the coming weekend, likely peaking on Sunday and Monday. Some exceptionally high temperatures are possible and cumulative effects of warm nights and hot days are expected to bring widespread impacts to people and infrastructure. This period of hot weather is expected to continue into the early part of next week, hence an update extending this warning into Monday is likely.

Bill

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