40°C Heat Wave Hits Field Archaeology: We Speak with Union Rep & Community Dig! - WB 22nd July 2022

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0:00 Introduction

1:17 New Sting

3:47 Record Breaking Heat in the UK

9:20 Prospect Arch & Community Arch Interview

10:28 Was the Sector Prepped?

15:43 Community Dig: Mitigating Heat Risks

19:20 Commercial Digs: Mitigating Heat Risks

22:47 Kit, Clothes & PPE Rules

27:11 Is the Way We Do Archaeology Changing?

33:25 Advice for Colleagues

36:27 The Benefits of Thinking Outside the Box

38:34 Reflecting on the Conversation

46:58 Thank you for Watching

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Link of the Week:

Disasters Emergency Committee:

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Links:

St John Ambulance Heatstroke information:

Heat stress: Is it too hot to work? HSE:

Measuring Thermal Comfort HSE:

What does the law say about temperature at work?

Is it too hot to work? TUC:

Humidex index:

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High Hunsley dig: Archaeologists hunt for deserted medieval village:

Ethos Heritage on Twitter:

Ethos Heritage on Facebook:

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Prospect Archaeologists:

Prospect Archs on Twitter:

Prospect Archs on Facebook:

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I work for one of the larger UK commercial companies. All of our sites nationwide were stood down on Monday and Tuesday with no expectation for staff to work from home. I feel that the situation was handled quite well. We have also been offered lightweight summer PPE in the past.

We have fairly strong Prospect Archs representation within our staff and this probably influenced the company's policy and actions positively. Join a union, folks!

georgedorn
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Thanks for covering these important topics - never been more important

ArchaeologyTube
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I was with Headland Archaeology (a very large commercial company that refuses to recognise any unions) on a site in the south east of England. The preparation was awful, they didn’t communicate anything to field staff until Monday morning, they didn’t order any of the needed and promised mitigations in time so we were asked to work out in 37 degree heat with no shade and no provided water except our own personal supplies. When we refused to work in these conditions, upper management threatened us with “trouble”. Most companies dealt with the heat warning well ish, but ours absolutely didn’t and now they’re refusing to acknowledge any mistakes so it’ll all happen again the next time this scenario occurs.

spaghettiaf
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With the extreme heat what kind of humidity problems have come up? Just wondering about potential damage to artifacts and archaeologists. Best tips for beating heat & humidity: soaking feet in cool/ice water, keeping a bandanna to wet and place on back of the neck, keeping the blinds shut on the south side of the home from about 10am until about 7pm- west side 2pm-7pm. It is also best to close windows and doors by 10am and open them throughout the night. Michigan gets high heat in summer, but the humidity is what makes it miserable so please stay safe everyone 😊💚🍀

kariannecrysler
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Here's a couple of questions for what I think would make an interesting video. 1) How is climate reflected in the archaeological record, particularly in Great Britain? 2) How do you think global warming will leave its mark in future archaeology?

deepashtray
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I thought the joke was going to be that the temperature in Death Valley only just came DOWN to 104°F ;)
Sorry, I mean 564°R

HebaruSan
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Laughs in Australian, but also, our work is stoped when we have a high fire danger, rather then a heat policy.

rhysdbooth
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Hard hats actually keep your head cooler than baseball caps, by as much as 6.7C.

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