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anenefantoday at 4:05 AM4 repliesview on HN

I wasn't able to beat the bot wall, but I assume story close to [1] The thing of it is I'm aware of something very much the same - heat related kidney damage - something when I got a casual job with construction back in 2005, within the first couple of weeks I was warned rather pointedly by another worker who'd spent most of his working life around concreting and construction, of the dangers of long hours spend slouched over working on the concrete slabs. He had known many who'd got very ill despite following good hydration protocols [2], and knew working in the heat out on the slab came with this real risk. I being a new chum was dressed in heavy full length clothing, he generally wore cooler clothing - light shorts and short sleeved shirt which wasn't protocol for the job.

[1] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/davereddick_mysterious-kidney...

[2] Most labouring job sites I've been at in the 00s at least always had a very prominent chart regarding urine colour and the dangers of dehydration, and heat stroke. As such most workers at various sites I've worked at being much more aware of urine colour regarding dehydration than most of the medical staff I encountered at the hospital my Mum died in.

Edit: Forgot to mention my locale is North Queensland Australia - it gets fairly hot though summers.


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wlesieutretoday at 4:14 AM

Can’t help that the state government is actively undermining local protections for workers dealing with heat dangers

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/texas-heat-wave-wate...

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newtwentysixtoday at 5:56 AM

p_wall byp_ss link: https://archive.ph/h66Jg

I am not sure whether any recent restrictions against this site here.

xbmcusertoday at 5:34 AM

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paulcoletoday at 4:12 AM

> I wasn't able to beat the bot wall

Most people have access to at least one 16-digit code that will do the trick.

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