(ことし)

this year

(そと)

outside

(はたらく)

to work

(ひと)

person / people

(ねっちゅうしょう)

heatstroke

(まもる)

to protect

(あたらしい)

new

(るーる)

rule

(はじまる)

to begin

(かいしゃ)

company

(あつい)

hot

(ひ)

day

(ようす)

appearance; state

(かくにん)

confirmation, checking

(ぐあい)

condition / state

(わるい)

bad

(すずしい)

cool, refreshing

(ばしょ)

place

(はこぶ)

to carry; to transport

(そして)

and; and then

(びょういん)

hospital

(つれていく)

to take (someone) along

(きめる)

to decide

(やりかた)

way of doing, method

(まえもって)

in advance, beforehand

(ひつよう)

necessary / needed

(なつ)

Summer

(つづく)

to continue

(まいとし)

every year

(おおい)

many

(しごとちゅう)

during work, while on the job

(なくなる)

to pass away; to die (polite)

(せんもんか)

expert, specialist

(みず)

water

(のむ)

to drink

(やすむ)

to rest; to take a break

(じかん)

time

(きちんと)

properly, neatly, punctually

(とる)

to take

(たいせつ)

important

(はなす)

to speak, talk

(ふせぐ)

to prevent / to protect against

in order to, for the purpose of

Expresses purpose. Formed with verb dictionary form + ための + noun, or noun + のための + noun. Modifies the following noun to indicate its purpose.

must ~; have to ~

Expresses obligation using double negative construction.

to become (い-adjective)

Expresses a change of state for い-adjectives. Drop the final い and add くなる. Indicates something has changed or will change to a new state.

if ..., when ...

Conditional form indicating 'if' or 'when' something happens. Formed by adding ら to the た-form of a verb. Expresses a hypothetical or temporal condition.

whether or not

Used with embedded questions to express uncertainty about whether something is true. Here it introduces what the research lab is trying to determine about the bear.

Do ~ in advance (preparation)

Indicates doing something in advance for future readiness. Companies need to decide procedures in advance.

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる/います. Can describe an action in progress or a state that continues from a past change.

passive form

Passive voice used for the victim: 殺されている (was murdered), 見つかりました (was found).

Not only ~ but also

Expresses that something is not limited to one thing. Not only Tokyo and Kyoto, but various other places too.

nominalizer (the act of ~)

Turns a verb phrase into a noun. Here 話を聞くこと (the act of listening to a speech).

quotative particle

Marks the content of what someone said or reported. Used with 言う here.

熱中症を防ぐ新しいルールが始まる

New rules to prevent heatstroke take effect

今年から、外で働く人を熱中症から守るための新しいルールが始まりました。

Starting this year, new rules to protect people who work outdoors from heatstroke have taken effect.

会社は暑い日に、働く人の様子を確認しなければなりません。

On hot days, companies must check on the condition of their workers.

具合が悪くなった人がいたら、すぐに涼しい場所へ運びます。

If someone becomes unwell, they are to be moved to a cool place right away.

そして、病院に連れて行くかどうかを決めます。

Then it is decided whether or not to take the person to a hospital.

会社は、そのやり方を前もって決めておく必要があります。

Companies need to decide that procedure in advance.

今年の夏も、暑い日が続いています。

This summer as well, hot days are continuing.

熱中症で運ばれる人は毎年多く、仕事中に亡くなる人もいます。

Every year many people are taken to hospital with heatstroke, and some even die while working.

専門家は「水を飲むだけでなく、休む時間をきちんと取ることが大切だ」と話しています。

Experts say, "It is important not just to drink water, but also to take proper time to rest."