Top Four Summer Safety Tips

Summer is more often than not quoted as most people’s favourite season. The sun beats down casting a golden glow across the land, transforming even the most bland scene into a picturesque oil painting. The whole country basks in an atmosphere of happiness and joviality as friends and families congregate in parks, gardens and on beaches to enjoy each others company and have fun. Of course summer is there to be made the most of, after all, it is somewhat fleeting on these shores but it does come with its inherent dangers. Here are our top four summer safety slip-ups and how to avoid them.

1. Sunburn: We all know how to prevent it yet it seems all the good advice is hitting a brick wall. WEAR SUNSCREEN, as Baz Luhrmann once said in his 1997 number one hit. A swift slather of sunscreen on your sinewy silhouette will stop sunburn, ensuring you don’t look like a lobster, and more importantly, minimize the risk of skin cancer.
2. Dehydration: This is another easily curable ailment, simply drink water regularly. Sounds like a synch but so many people fall foul of it. Dehydration creeps up on you slowly making it hard to focus on the task in hand.
3. Heat Exhaustion: Slightly harder to diagnose, this occurs in prolonged exposure to high temperatures. Invest in portable air conditioners to keep you cool at home or in the office.
4. Insect Bites/Stings: This is more down to luck than judgment but you can still take measures to avoid the attentions of angry ants or berated bees. A quick spray on repellant will make you an unattractive prospect for critters.

So there we have it. A few quick, simple hints to keep you protected from those UV rays and all that go with them so you can get on with enjoying doing whatever it is that you do in the sun.