Working in moderate cold: a possible risk to health

B Griefahn, P Mehnert, P Bröde… - Journal of occupational …, 1997 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Working in Moderate Cold: A Possible Risk to Health: Barbara GRIEFAHN, et al. Institute for
Occupational Physiology, University of Dortmund-Many worktasks in the food industry are …

The health impacts of heat waves in five regions of New South Wales, Australia: a case-only analysis

B Khalaj, G Lloyd, V Sheppeard, K Dear - International archives of …, 2010 - Springer
Objectives To determine and characterise the health impacts of extreme heat events on the
population in five regions of New South Wales (NSW). Such data provide evidence …

Re-evaluating occupational heat stress in a changing climate

JT Spector, PE Sheffield - Annals of occupational hygiene, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The potential consequences of occupational heat stress in a changing climate on workers,
workplaces, and global economies are substantial. Occupational heat stress risk is projected …

Characterising the impact of heatwaves on work-related injuries and illnesses in three Australian cities using a standard heatwave definition-Excess Heat Factor (EHF)

BM Varghese, AG Barnett, AL Hansen, P Bi… - Journal of exposure …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Heatwaves have potential health and safety implications for
many workers, and heatwaves are predicted to increase in frequency and intensity with …

[HTML][HTML] Current and projected heatwave-attributable occupational injuries, illnesses, and associated economic burden in Australia

MA Borg, J Xiang, O Anikeeva, B Ostendorf… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The costs of global warming are substantial. These include expenses from
occupational illnesses and injuries (OIIs), which have been associated with increases during …

Climate change, workplace heat exposure, and occupational health and productivity in Central America

T Kjellstrom, J Crowe - International Journal of Occupational and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change is increasing heat exposure in places such as Central America, a tropical
region with generally hot/humid conditions. Working people are at particular risk of heat …

Occupational heat stress, heat-related effects and the related social and economic loss: a scoping literature review

M De Sario, FK de'Donato, M Bonafede… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction While there is consistent evidence on the effects of heat on workers' health and
safety, the evidence on the resulting social and economic impacts is still limited. A scoping …

Safety climate and accidents at work: Cross-sectional study among 15,000 workers of the general working population

J Ajslev, EL Dastjerdi, J Dyreborg, P Kines, KC Jeschke… - Safety science, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim Occupational safety climate is utilized as a way to measure the risk of accidents and
injuries at work. This study investigates which factors are associated with safety climate and …

The 'Hothaps' programme for assessing climate change impacts on occupational health and productivity: an invitation to carry out field studies

T Kjellstrom, S Gabrysch, B Lemke, K Dear - Global health action, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The “high occupational temperature health and productivity suppression” programme
(Hothaps) is a multi-centre health research and prevention programme aimed at quantifying …

Heatwave and work-related injuries and illnesses in Adelaide, Australia: a case-crossover analysis using the Excess Heat Factor (EHF) as a universal heatwave index

BM Varghese, A Hansen, M Nitschke, J Nairn… - International archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Heatwaves, or extended periods of extreme heat, are predicted to increase in
frequency, intensity and duration with climate change, but their impact on occupational injury …