AMBER HEAT HEALTH WARNING

Veterans League

The Met Office have issued the following AMBER HEAT HEALTH WARNING for West Yorkshire for today. Hot and humid weather is expected to continue through the middle of the week, with exceptionally warm temperatures both day and night. - 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 - Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines likely to be required

Extract from the Veterans League rules

In the event of the UK Health Security Agency issuing an Amber heat-health alert/warning for our area, clubs with any concerns may seek to re-arrange a match in accordance with Match Play Rule 3 for ‘Bad weather’.

Who’s most at risk?

Those most vulnerable during a hot weather are:

• Older people, especially those over 75, living on their own or in care homes.

• People with serious long-term illnesses including heart or lung conditions, diabetes, kidney disease.

• Those on multiple medications that may make them more likely to be affected by warm weather. Most medicines should be stored somewhere cool, dry and out of direct sunlight.

• People who spend a lot of time outside or in warm places including those living in top floor flats or who work outside.

• Those who find it hard to keep cool e.g. babies and children, those with drug or alcohol addictions or with Alzheimer’s disease.

You should also take extra care in the sun if you:

• have pale, white or light brown skin

• have freckles or red or fair hair

• have light coloured eyes

• tend to burn rather than tan

• have many moles

• have skin problems relating to a medical condition

• are only exposed to intense sun occasionally (for example, while on holiday)

• are in a hot country where the sun is particularly intense

• have a family history of skin cancer

Teams are encouraged to check with their team members that they are comfortable playing matches today in line with this guidance. Every bowler may have different personal circumstances that teams may not be aware of. Let's not have reason to regret not following this guidance.