Had a wake up call.

[TTU TX Hunter]

Glad you and the wife are okay!! Very scary scenario to be in for the both of y'all!!

[Joel1952]

OSHA's Sanitation standard governing eating and drinking areas, 29 CFR 1910.141 (g)(2) states, "No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages...in any area exposed to a toxic material." The term toxic material is defined under 29 CFR 1910.141(a)(2) meaning: a material in concentration or amount...which is of such toxicity so as to constitute a recognized hazard that is causing or is likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

[Shake N' Bake]

Dang! Glad it didnt turn out worse!

[Rchr]

Glad to hear your ok, drink more water and a sports drink once or twice a week.

[Goldeneagle]

OSHA's Sanitation standard governing eating and drinking areas, 29 CFR 1910.141 (g)(2) states, "No employee shall be allowed to consume food or beverages...in any area exposed to a toxic material." The term toxic material is defined under 29 CFR 1910.141(a)(2) meaning: a material in concentration or amount...which is of such toxicity so as to constitute a recognized hazard that is causing or is likely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Yep. I just found this. We have thought it was the company just blowin smoke up us because others I know have never heard of it and evidently just getting away with it.

[2050z]

Brother you take care of yourself and maybe have a chat with the boss about having waters coolers closer to your work area. Glad you are okay

[Goldeneagle]

Brother you take care of yourself and maybe have a chat with the boss about having waters coolers closer to your work area. Glad you are okay

I've been trying to get a fountain put in by me for years. There actually is a water supply and drain where one was years ago and it's right behind my work bench.

[AntlerCollector]

That's a scary situation. Thank God you were not alone

[ShawnG]

Glad your ok!

[catslayer]

Yep. I just found this. We have thought it was the company just blowin smoke up us because others I know have never heard of it and evidently just getting away with it.

But aren't they required to provide you an area where it IS safe to eat and drink???? and provide water???

I get frustrated with OSHA requiring dumb things and easy stuff isn't on the books...

[gumbl3]

That's crazy. 50 is VERY low and I would be suspicious of it being just dehydration. The body is very good at compensating and without being on any kind of medicines should be able to increase your heart rate enough to hold a decent BP, you may have a fainting episode when standing but just sitting going down the road is rare.

I'm not a doctor or a cardiologist but I do work in EMS and this sounds more like a short lasting cardiac event. There's ways to monitor for dehydration just by watching the color of your urine. At the very least I would get some type of heart rate monitor to wear all the time and get to know your bodies norm. 60-100 bpm is the normal range and it should be regular. If you start seeing any significant changes to that for no apparent reason or when you check your pulse and find it to be beating irregular get to a hospital, doctor or ambulance asap where they can run an EKG and see what is going on.

The sweating and dizziness are second to the huge drop in BP and that's part of the body trying to compensate. Just seeing it everyday and your describing how sudden it came on and how low it dropped it sure sounds like some kind of cardiac rhythm change.

[Matt_C]

Glad you and everyone else is ok. You might want to drink a electrolyte balanced drink , not just water, every morning before going into work and one at noon. Just an idea.

[ChippyMotai]

Wow! glad to hear you are ok, kudos to your wife for reacting quickly and knowing what to do.

[bowsticker]

Glad you're ok sir.....

[Buckshot-73]

What gumbl3 said.