Beat the heat: advice for hot weather
This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Applies to England
CCHS navigation menu:
CCHS homepage
Topic: climate-related hazards
Hazard: all climate-related hazards, heat
Key resources for beat the heat:
- Summary - Beat the heat: hot weather advice
- Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather
- Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather - easy read (pdf)
- Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather - BSL video
- Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist
- Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist - easy read (pdf)
- Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist - BSL video
- Beat the heat: poster (pdf)
- Beat the heat: poster - BSL video
Summary
The ‘beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather’ guidance gives details on actions to take to stay safe in hot weather, who is at higher risk of becoming unwell, and how to spot and respond to heat stroke and heat exhaustion. A separate checklist of actions to keep cool at home is also available, including information on homes which are more likely to overheat and who is at higher risk of ill health from overheating. A ‘beat the heat’ poster summarises practical actions to plan ahead, keep yourself cool, find somewhere cool, and stay safe during hot weather.
Each resource is available as an illustrated easy read as well as a British Sign Language video.
Who is this guidance for
This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather. Anyone can become unwell if they get too hot. However, some people are at a higher risk of becoming seriously unwell.
Other information
This guidance applies to England. It was updated in 2024 and is scheduled for review in 2029.