Exposure to sunlight

Farm work involves hardships and exposure to sunlight and results in tanning, scorching and sunburns. Advance planning, use of protective precautions and adoption of hi-tech farming are the possible strategies to overcome these problems. However, the results are green harvests for feeding the growing population.

The old man who was working on our farm was doing all the farm works on the farm, whether it was a sun or rain. He says that his son doesn’t like to work on the farm, as he is not ready to work under the sun. Another old man says his daughter would stay at home doing sewing the clothes as she doesn’t want to lose her fairness by harsh weather conditions of the farm. Fairness of the skin is a proud attitude for individuals. It is more important for ladies. Those who are beauty conscious are spending on daily routines for keeping the skin fair.

There are other groups of city dwellers, are extremely health conscious. They want to keep away from depression, want a healthy bone and immunity to daily weathers and city climates. So, they take sunbath every season to stay strong and healthy.

While seeing the above two sets of cases, which are diametrically opposite in today’s selfie image era, which is common for all, after all, fair skin is most exposed to the camera and the public.

Those who are engaged in fieldwork in the open sunlight are the sufferers. Those who are preferring sunbath are enjoying healthy lifestyles. For a third person like you and me, it’s all in their mindset!

Exposure to the sun in between 8 AM to 10 AM causes sudden collapse due to exposure to sunlight. The effect will be sudden and severe as the light falls at an angle to the tender skin of the face, like ears, chin and forehead, etc. Heating action will also be more at this time.

During rainy seasons there will be cloud and not much direct burning sunlight. So it will be optimum for the skin and health. Scientifically up to half an hour of sunbathing is optimum for health. The vitamin D produced in such periods will be about 4000IUs, required for the normal body health.

Winter has the highest problematic situation. On one hand, there is the burning sun, the other hand the season is dry with low relative humidity. Highly intolerable sun burning and sunstrokes to be considered while going for or planning fieldwork.

Sunlight is beneficial to human health. Overexposure causes problems, but moderate exposure regularly is essential for maintaining nutrition and avoiding deficiencies. Moderate exposure to sunlight brings in the synthesis of vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for calcium and phosphorus metabolism. In the plant leaves, during photosynthesis, vitamin D will be synthesised. Since vitamin D is responsible for a number of essential functions of skin, brain and bones, and without sunlight, vitamin D synthesis will not take place in human body.

Overexposure due to sunlight, especially the UV rays causes a lot of damage to the skin. Sunburns, sunstrokes and rashes, as well as post-sun tanning allergies, are experienced by farmworkers.

Excessive tanning results in dark skin. The previous generation of field and farmworkers have tanned skin and a dark complexion. The present generation doesn’t like such tanning. Therefore we have fair-complexioned individuals but are more suffering due to softer bones, sleeplessness and low- resistance power of immune deficiency.

Colourful workers along with colourful crops ads beauty of the cropping field. Dark clothes and synthetics will cause excessive heat.

Since direct exposure to the sunlight is deleterious, always precautions to be taken to get exposed to the minimum by covering with umbrella or cap to protect ourselves. Wearing of protective clothing will help to protect from direct sunlight falling on to the body especially on the arms and the back. Wearing thick clothes with less aeration causes uneasiness and suffocation. Loose clothes with sufficient ventilation evaporation of sweat from the body are useful. Wearing full sleeve shirts and blouses and also protective gloves will help if comfortable for the work.

One of the easiest methods that what farmworkers opt is to tie a turban to protect from the direct sunlight. If you want to be modern you can use a cap instead of a turban.

Excessive dehydration causes many problems for the farmworkers. Therefore a drinking water source must be available as close as possible to the working place. Pregnant women are vulnerable to excessive dehydration. Drinking water every half-an-hour will be good skin nourishment. It moisturizes the skin and regulates the mineral balance in the body by means of sweating. Excessive sweating causes skin rashes and lesions. Unless washed and cared properly, these result in infections.

Some of the migrant workers in different parts of the world, working in the farms work very hard for enhanced wages. For them, the environment, food and opportunities are different. They cope with everything for their livelihood and savings to be carried to the native place. Urinary problems, gastro oesophagal reflux disorders are common among those who work hard and have altered food habits.

Not only the farm workers supervisors or managers who are going together to the forms have to take all the precautions in the state of soaring sun and the burning heat during this conditions experienced during the peak of summers. Creams or balms with the sun protection factor of SPF 15 are capable of protecting the skin against UV rays of the sunlight. The SPF cuts of almost all the UV rays falling on the skin and causing problems due to excessive exposure.

While using the cream or balms with SPF, one should ensure that they are not made of inferior quality cream base. Such inferior quality cream bases also are known to cost problems in the skin due to long continuous use.

Natural vegetable oils are not that harmful to the skin but at the same time are not as effective as SPF in preventing the harsh UV rays. But regular rubbing of such vegetable oils to the skin will make the skin more resistant to exposure to sunlight and keep the skin cool. Skins will not experience instantaneous rashes or sunstroke during fieldwork.

The local labour laws, as well as international labour laws, prevent harassment of work by means of not providing the most essential basic facilities such as drinking water and conducive environment for working. During severe high-temperature heatwave conditions break during the peak hours for stretch work relief and activities such as face and arms wash, having light snacks and drinks in between the long hours of work are needed for exhausted prolong the duration of hard work in the open fields.

In case of use of machinery, heat and sound generated from the machine as well as the surrounding temperature cause excessive strain to the individuals.

A proper outline of the work and the targets openly discuss with the farmworkers will help them to plan the work under harsh environment. Search plan works will not create uneasiness and unanticipated embarrassment. A peaceful work satisfied manager the secrets of success in long-duration farming.

Keep irrigating the plants to keep the crop and environment cool and at the same time do not forget to fetch water for workers. Nice occasional cool water-based sports and games to keep them entertained also.

Agricultural farm environments are cool and green. Therefore these are futuristic.

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