Winter Health and Safety for Protestors - Revision history

Jfeathersmith: moved Tent City Winterization - Safety Guide to Winter Health and Safety for Protestors: better title

2011-11-15T01:14:09Z

moved Tent City Winterization - Safety Guide to Winter Health and Safety for Protestors: better title

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Jfeathersmith: added link to main winterization page

2011-11-15T00:58:07Z

added link to main winterization page

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			For a broader list of winterization topics, see [[Winterization and Fire Safety]].

	'''Fire Safety''' - ''Please be aware that much of Tent City is easily susceptible to fire damage!<br>		'''Fire Safety''' - ''Please be aware that much of Tent City is easily susceptible to fire damage!<br>
	*Never smoke cigarettes inside the tents. Please smoke in designated areas to respect non-smokers.		*Never smoke cigarettes inside the tents. Please smoke in designated areas to respect non-smokers.

Jfeathersmith: typo fix, changed section titles

2011-11-15T00:52:43Z

typo fix, changed section titles

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	==Tips for Staying Warm==		==Tips for Staying Warm==

	===~~Proper~~ Dress===		===How to Dress===

	*Stay dry. Wear water resistant outer layers and inner layers that wick sweat away from you. If you get wet, remove your wet clothing as soon as possible and get dry clothes on. If you are sweating, remove layers or open your outermost one to regulate your temperature and let the sweat evaporate so your inner layers don't get soaked.		*Stay dry. Wear water resistant outer layers and inner layers that wick sweat away from you. If you get wet, remove your wet clothing as soon as possible and get dry clothes on. If you are sweating, remove layers or open your outermost one to regulate your temperature and let the sweat evaporate so your inner layers don't get soaked.
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	*Keep a wad of kleenex, paper towels or paper napkins handy. Cold makes your eyes water and your nose run. When you get inside your sleeves and mittens will thank you for using a hanky instead		*Keep a wad of kleenex, paper towels or paper napkins handy. Cold makes your eyes water and your nose run. When you get inside your sleeves and mittens will thank you for using a hanky instead

	===~~Proper Behavior~~===		===How to Behave===
	*Drink plenty of fluids that do not contain caffeine or alcohol		*Drink plenty of fluids that do not contain caffeine or alcohol
	*Go pee when you need to so your body won't waste energy keeping your full bladder warm.		*Go pee when you need to so your body won't waste energy keeping your full bladder warm.
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	* When the wind chill advisory is vicious, get out of it. Shelter in a tent or building.		* When the wind chill advisory is vicious, get out of it. Shelter in a tent or building.

	===Protecting ~~Material Wares~~ from Cold===		===Protecting Other Things from Cold===
	* Electronics:		* Electronics:
	**Plastic parts on keyboards get brittle and need to be handled gently. If you are outside in cold weather and aren't close to an electrical outlet, your laptop battery is going to croak pretty quickly.		**Plastic parts on keyboards get brittle and need to be handled gently. If you are outside in cold weather and aren't close to an electrical outlet, your laptop battery is going to croak pretty quickly.
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	==References==		==References==
	#Credit ~~foe~~ a majority of these guidelines is due to Daily Kos user ruleoflaw, and came from [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/11/1025212/-Cold-weather-tips-for-protesters Cold weather tips for protesters]. Information in many of the comments was also incorporated.~		#Credit for a majority of these guidelines is due to Daily Kos user ruleoflaw, and came from [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/11/1025212/-Cold-weather-tips-for-protesters Cold weather tips for protesters]. Information in many of the comments was also incorporated.~

OneKarma: moved Tent City/Safety/Winter Guide to Tent City Winterization - Safety Guide: swimming in shit

2011-11-14T18:35:50Z

moved Tent City/Safety/Winter Guide to Tent City Winterization - Safety Guide: swimming in shit

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OneKarma: moved Winter guide for Occupiers to Tent City/Safety/Winter Guide

2011-11-09T23:19:34Z

moved Winter guide for Occupiers to Tent City/Safety/Winter Guide

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OneKarma at 18:00, 7 November 2011

2011-11-07T18:00:59Z

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	~~==The basics==~~		'''Fire Safety''' - ''Please be aware that much of Tent City is easily susceptible to fire damage!<br>
			*Never smoke cigarettes inside the tents. Please smoke in designated areas to respect non-smokers.
			*Never burn candles, camp-stoves, etc. inside the tents.

	~~'''Fire Safety'''~~		'''Health'''<br>
			*Stay dry and away from wind
	*Smoke away from the tents or near flammable materials (cardboard, clothing, other fabric, etc.)
	*'''Do not smoke INSIDE the tents'''
	*Do not burn candles or anything else inside the tents or near anything else that might catch fire.

	'''Health'''
	*Stay ~~'''~~dry~~'''~~
	*Stay '''out of the wind~~'''~~
	*'''Keep moving''' to keep circulation going, which will keep you warm and help prevent frostbite. Even rocking back and forth and stretching your arms and back will help.		*'''Keep moving''' to keep circulation going, which will keep you warm and help prevent frostbite. Even rocking back and forth and stretching your arms and back will help.

	==Health & Safety==		==Health & Safety==

	~~'''WARNING SIGNS'''~~

	===Frostbite===		===Frostbite===

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	Severe shivering, mental confusion, and difficulty speaking mean trouble. If you are shivering and no amount of hot food and drink will make it stop, go inside. If you observe someone stop shivering without having down anything to warm up, get them help now.		Severe shivering, mental confusion, and difficulty speaking mean trouble. If you are shivering and no amount of hot food and drink will make it stop, go inside. If you observe someone stop shivering without having down anything to warm up, get them help now.

	===Dehydration, ~~sunburn~~, and ~~windburn~~===		===Dehydration, Sunburn, and Windburn===

	Dehydration, sunburn and windburn will happen in the winter too. Those alpine skiers on TV have sunscreen paste on their noses for a reason. Cold air is dry air and if you're marching, it is sucking perspiration off you face before you know it. That steam on your breath is water escaping from your body. Keep a bottle or canteen of warm water on a strap or lanyard, close to your body. Tape your extra camera batteries to the strap. Use chapstick or vaseline to protect your lips.		Dehydration, sunburn and windburn will happen in the winter too. Those alpine skiers on TV have sunscreen paste on their noses for a reason. Cold air is dry air and if you're marching, it is sucking perspiration off you face before you know it. That steam on your breath is water escaping from your body. Keep a bottle or canteen of warm water on a strap or lanyard, close to your body. Tape your extra camera batteries to the strap. Use chapstick or vaseline to protect your lips.

	===Trench ~~foot~~===		===Trench Foot===

	Symptoms may include tingling, itching sensation, pain, swelling, cold and blotchy skin, numbness, and a prickly or heavy feeling in the foot. You foot may be red, dry, and painful after it becomes warm and may develop blisters. Trench foot leads to the death of the skin and other tissues in your feet and is caused by poor circulation under wet conditions. It happens when your feet are wet and cold. If your feet are wet, it can occur at temperatures as high as 60F! Do not leave wet socks on - change to dry socks as soon as you can. Do not wear socks that are tight, as the additional constriction from the sock will make things worse. Dry off and massage your feet every 2 hours if you cannot keep them warm with socks and shoes.		Symptoms may include tingling, itching sensation, pain, swelling, cold and blotchy skin, numbness, and a prickly or heavy feeling in the foot. You foot may be red, dry, and painful after it becomes warm and may develop blisters. Trench foot leads to the death of the skin and other tissues in your feet and is caused by poor circulation under wet conditions. It happens when your feet are wet and cold. If your feet are wet, it can occur at temperatures as high as 60F! Do not leave wet socks on - change to dry socks as soon as you can. Do not wear socks that are tight, as the additional constriction from the sock will make things worse. Dry off and massage your feet every 2 hours if you cannot keep them warm with socks and shoes.

	==~~Details~~ for ~~personal warmth~~==		==Tips for Staying Warm==

	===~~How to dress~~===		===Proper Dress===

	*Stay dry. Wear water resistant outer layers and inner layers that wick sweat away from you. If you get wet, remove your wet clothing as soon as possible and get dry clothes on. If you are sweating, remove layers or open your outermost one to regulate your temperature and let the sweat evaporate so your inner layers don't get soaked.		*Stay dry. Wear water resistant outer layers and inner layers that wick sweat away from you. If you get wet, remove your wet clothing as soon as possible and get dry clothes on. If you are sweating, remove layers or open your outermost one to regulate your temperature and let the sweat evaporate so your inner layers don't get soaked.
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	*Keep a wad of kleenex, paper towels or paper napkins handy. Cold makes your eyes water and your nose run. When you get inside your sleeves and mittens will thank you for using a hanky instead		*Keep a wad of kleenex, paper towels or paper napkins handy. Cold makes your eyes water and your nose run. When you get inside your sleeves and mittens will thank you for using a hanky instead

	===~~How to behave~~===		===Proper Behavior===

	*Drink plenty of fluids that do not contain caffeine or alcohol		*Drink plenty of fluids that do not contain caffeine or alcohol
	*Go pee when you need to so your body won't waste energy keeping your full bladder warm.		*Go pee when you need to so your body won't waste energy keeping your full bladder warm.
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	* When the wind chill advisory is vicious, get out of it. Shelter in a tent or building.		* When the wind chill advisory is vicious, get out of it. Shelter in a tent or building.

	===Protecting ~~other things~~ from ~~cold~~===		===Protecting Material Wares from Cold===

	* Electronics:		* Electronics:
	**Plastic parts on keyboards get brittle and need to be handled gently. If you are outside in cold weather and aren't close to an electrical outlet, your laptop battery is going to croak pretty quickly.		**Plastic parts on keyboards get brittle and need to be handled gently. If you are outside in cold weather and aren't close to an electrical outlet, your laptop battery is going to croak pretty quickly.
	**Cold kills batteries.		**Cold kills batteries.
	**Keep your cell phone, camera, and other small electronics close to your body - that means in your sleeping bag with you at night. Ditto for extra batteries.		**Keep your cell phone, camera, and other small electronics close to your body - that means in your sleeping bag with you at night. Ditto for extra batteries.
	*Cold freezes the ink in pens and markers. Bring a pencil and use fat kindergarten crayons or china markers to whip up a signs in the great white north.		*Cold freezes the ink in pens and markers. Bring a pencil and use fat kindergarten crayons or china markers to whip up signs in the great white north.

	~Credit ~~for the~~ majority of ~~the~~ guidelines is due to Daily Kos user ruleoflaw, and came from [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/11/1025212/-Cold-weather-tips-for-protesters Cold weather tips for protesters]. Information in many of the comments was also incorporated.~		==References==
			#Credit foe a majority of these guidelines is due to Daily Kos user ruleoflaw, and came from [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/11/1025212/-Cold-weather-tips-for-protesters Cold weather tips for protesters]. Information in many of the comments was also incorporated.~

Jfeathersmith: /* The basics */

2011-11-07T16:34:22Z

The basics

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	*Smoke away from the tents or near flammable materials (cardboard, clothing, other fabric, etc.)		*Smoke away from the tents or near flammable materials (cardboard, clothing, other fabric, etc.)
	*Do not smoke INSIDE the tents		*'''Do not smoke INSIDE the tents'''
	*Do not burn candles or anything else inside the tents or near anything else that might catch fire.		*Do not burn candles or anything else inside the tents or near anything else that might catch fire.

	'''Health'''		'''Health'''
	*Stay dry		*Stay '''dry'''
	*Stay out of the wind		*Stay '''out of the wind'''
	*Keep moving to keep circulation going, which will keep you warm and help prevent frostbite. Even rocking back and forth and stretching your arms and back will help.		*'''Keep moving''' to keep circulation going, which will keep you warm and help prevent frostbite. Even rocking back and forth and stretching your arms and back will help.

	==Health & Safety==		==Health & Safety==

Jfeathersmith: /* How to behave */ extra info on food

2011-11-07T16:31:56Z

How to behave: extra info on food

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	*Don't stand on or walk in on snow for long periods. Concrete isn't much better, but snow will surround your feet and suck the heat out very quickly. It can also melt from your body heat, seep into your shoes, get the bottom of your pant legs wet.		*Don't stand on or walk in on snow for long periods. Concrete isn't much better, but snow will surround your feet and suck the heat out very quickly. It can also melt from your body heat, seep into your shoes, get the bottom of your pant legs wet.
	* Fuel: Hot liquids can warm you up quickly, but real food will keep your furnace going. In cold weather, your resting body burns calories just to stay warm. At the end of the day, you'll be exhausted. Your metabolism has been humming just to keep your temperature at 98.6. When you warm up, every cell in your body just wants to crash.		* Fuel: Hot liquids can warm you up quickly, but real food will keep your furnace going. In cold weather, your resting body burns calories just to stay warm. At the end of the day, you'll be exhausted. Your metabolism has been humming just to keep your temperature at 98.6. When you warm up, every cell in your body just wants to crash.
			** Eat fatty foods: beans, butter, soy or olive oil, etc.
			** Eat multiple meals a day, and always eat before going to bed.
			** Eat more than you normally do; your body needs extra energy to keep you warm.
	*Do not stand, sit, or lie directly on concrete; it sucks the warmth from you. Use foam or thick cardboard as a barrier. A pile of newspaper will do in a pinch.		*Do not stand, sit, or lie directly on concrete; it sucks the warmth from you. Use foam or thick cardboard as a barrier. A pile of newspaper will do in a pinch.
	* When the wind chill advisory is vicious, get out of it. Shelter in a tent or building.		* When the wind chill advisory is vicious, get out of it. Shelter in a tent or building.

Jfeathersmith: /* Health & Safety */ added trench foot info

2011-11-07T16:29:18Z

Health & Safety: added trench foot info

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	===Dehydration, sunburn, and windburn===		===Dehydration, sunburn, and windburn===

	Dehydration, sunburn and windburn will happen in the winter too. Those alpine skiers on TV have sunscreen paste on their noses for a reason. Cold air is dry air and if you're marching, it is sucking perspiration off you face before you know it. That steam on your breath is water escaping from your body. Keep a bottle or canteen of warm water on a strap or lanyard, close to your body. Tape your extra camera batteries to the strap. Use chapstick or vaseline to protect your lips.		Dehydration, sunburn and windburn will happen in the winter too. Those alpine skiers on TV have sunscreen paste on their noses for a reason. Cold air is dry air and if you're marching, it is sucking perspiration off you face before you know it. That steam on your breath is water escaping from your body. Keep a bottle or canteen of warm water on a strap or lanyard, close to your body. Tape your extra camera batteries to the strap. Use chapstick or vaseline to protect your lips.

			===Trench foot===

			Symptoms may include tingling, itching sensation, pain, swelling, cold and blotchy skin, numbness, and a prickly or heavy feeling in the foot. You foot may be red, dry, and painful after it becomes warm and may develop blisters. Trench foot leads to the death of the skin and other tissues in your feet and is caused by poor circulation under wet conditions. It happens when your feet are wet and cold. If your feet are wet, it can occur at temperatures as high as 60F! Do not leave wet socks on - change to dry socks as soon as you can. Do not wear socks that are tight, as the additional constriction from the sock will make things worse. Dry off and massage your feet every 2 hours if you cannot keep them warm with socks and shoes.

	==Details for personal warmth==		==Details for personal warmth==

Qian: /* The basics */

2011-11-07T03:25:19Z

The basics

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	==The basics==		==The basics==

	'''Safety'''		'''Fire Safety'''

	*~~Do not smoke near~~ the tents or near flammable materials (cardboard, clothing, other fabric, etc.)		*Smoke away from the tents or near flammable materials (cardboard, clothing, other fabric, etc.)
	*Do not smoke INSIDE the tents		*Do not smoke INSIDE the tents
	*Do not burn candles or anything else inside the tents or near anything else that might catch fire.		*Do not burn candles or anything else inside the tents or near anything else that might catch fire.