Heat protection plan: grilling and alcohol ban threaten in summer!

Heat protection plan: grilling and alcohol ban threaten in summer!

Deutschland - Germany has presented a comprehensive heat protection plan today, which should not only minimize health risks in times of extreme temperatures, but also promote climate protection. As part of this initiative, sports clubs are recommended to do without grilling and the bar of alcoholic beverages during summer events. The proposal, which is received by Nina Warken, a CDU politician and successor to Karl Lauterbach, is part of the concept that "climate protection also means health protection" reports Exxpress.at .

The measures are subject to the fact that critics warn of exaggerated paternalism, since grilling is often regarded as a pleasure and expression of conviviality. This debate about similar measures is becoming increasingly loud in Austria.

Health aspects of the heat protection plan

The new heat protection plan is not only a political answer to extreme weather conditions, but also offers special measures to protect athletes, trainers and spectators in mass sports. According to dosb , the sample heat protection plan is a collection of recommendations for action that can be adapted to the respective sport and the situation. It is particularly emphasized that the plan is not a law, but an assistance for the organizer in order to manage heating health risks.

The federal government recommends taking special precautions on days with acute heat load or official heat warnings. The health risks associated with heat primarily affect infants, children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases.

Although the new plan does not explicitly prohibit grilling or consumption of alcohol, it is urgently pointed out that grilling can generate additional warmth and alcohol increases the loss of fluid, which affects the body's ability to cool down

strategies for risk reduction

With the introduction of a format called "Hitzeservice networked", the aim is to make specialist knowledge of health heat protection more visible at events. The RKI will also develop its previous heat monitoring methods in order to better assess the effects of heat waves.

Responsibility for the heat measures and action plans lies in the hands of the countries and municipalities, and a close interlinking of heat protection is aimed at with disaster and population protection.